Journal article
Stable microbial community in compacted bentonite after 5 years of exposure to natural granitic groundwater
Abstract
The Materials Corrosion Test (MaCoTe) at the Underground Research Laboratory in Grimsel, Switzerland, assesses the microbiology and corrosion behavior of engineered barrier components of a deep geological repository (DGR) for long-term disposal of high-level nuclear waste. Diversity and temporal changes of bentonite-associated microbial community profiles were assessed under DGR-like conditions for compacted Wyoming MX-80 bentonite (1.25 g/cm3 …
Authors
Engel K; Ford SE; Binns WJ; Diomidis N; Slater GF; Neufeld JD
Journal
mSphere, Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. e00048–e00023
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date
October 24, 2023
DOI
10.1128/msphere.00048-23
ISSN
1556-6811