Uranium Speciation, Plant Uptake, and Phytoremediation

Abstract

Phytoremediation of uranium (U) contaminated soil has been hampered by a lack of information relating U speciation to plant uptake. The goals of the present study are to (1) provide fundamental information regarding uptake of U by plants; and (2) improve the phytoextraction of U from contaminated soil. The first was achieved through speciation modeling and hydroponic experiments that demonstrated that the uranyl