Microbial Methylation of Iodide in Unconfined Aquifer Sediments at the Hanford Site, USA

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 10; p. 2460
• Main Authors: Bagwell, Christopher E., Zhong, Lirong, Wells, Jacqueline R., Mitroshkov, Alexandre V., Qafoku, Nikolla P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Research Foundation 24.10.2019; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; iodine cycling; methylation; Microbiology; radioiodine; vadose zone; volatilization; vadose zone; iodine cycling; radioiodine; volatilization; methylation

Incomplete knowledge of environmental transformation reactions limits our ability to accurately inventory and predictably model the fate of radioiodine. The most prevalent chemical species of iodine include iodate (IO ), iodide (I ), and organo-iodine. The emission of gaseous species could be a loss...