journal article·2026-11Open access

Microbial analysis of Tsukinuno mine bentonite as a natural analogue for a nuclear waste repository

Rachel C. Beaver, Huan Tong, Lucas Beckering Vinckers Stofer, Nivetha Srikanthan, Erik Kremer, Greg F. Slater, Myrna J. Simpson, Josh D. Neufeld

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