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Where can we find clean drinking water? How can we remove excess carbon dioxide from the oceans? When can a contaminated site be declared clean? Molecular environmental scientists look for answers to big questions like these by zooming in on their smallest components: Chemical reactions taking place at the scale of molecules and atoms.

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 Using X-ray techniques to target long-lived groundwater contamination at former uranium ore processing sites.

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Since 2009, SLAC scientist John Bargar has led a team using synchrotron-based X-ray techniques to study bacteria that help clean uranium from groundwater in...

Photo - Sam Webb, John Bargar and Juan Lezama-Pacheco...