Bacterial diversity in the hyperalkaline Allas Springs (Cyprus), a natural analogue for cementitious radioactive waste repository
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Bacterial diversity in the hyperalkaline Allas Springs (Cyprus), a natural analogue for cementitious radioactive waste repository Athanasios Rizoulis, Antoni E. Milodowski, Katherine Morris & Jonathan R. Lloyd a Research Centre for Radwaste and Decommissioning & Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK b British Geological Survey, Environmental Science Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, UK c National Nuclear Laboratory, Chadwick House, Warrington Road, Birchwood Park, Warrington, WA3 6AE, UK Accepted author version posted online: 25 Sep 2014.
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