Ancient Microbial Activity in Deep Hydraulically Conductive Fracture Zones within the Forsmark Target Area for Geological Nuclear Waste Disposal, Sweden
Recent studies reveal that organisms from all three domains of life—Archaea, Bacteria, and even Eukarya—can thrive under energy-poor, dark, and anoxic conditions at large depths in the fractured crystalline continental crust. There is a need for an increased understanding of the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Geosciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/8/6/211 |