Articles | Volume 15, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-4367-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-4367-2018
Research article
 | 
18 Jul 2018
Research article |  | 18 Jul 2018

Improving the strength of sandy soils via ureolytic CaCO3 solidification by Sporosarcina ureae

Justin Michael Whitaker, Sai Vanapalli, and Danielle Fortin

Viewed

Total article views: 3,119 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
1,866 1,174 79 3,119 59 64
  • HTML: 1,866
  • PDF: 1,174
  • XML: 79
  • Total: 3,119
  • BibTeX: 59
  • EndNote: 64
Views and downloads (calculated since 07 Feb 2018)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 07 Feb 2018)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 3,119 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 2,887 with geography defined and 232 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 

Cited

Latest update: 01 Nov 2024
Download
Short summary
Materials, like soils or cements, can require repair. This study used a new bacterium (Sporosarcina ureae) in a repair method called "microbially induced carbonate precipitation" (MICP). In three trials, benefits were shown: S. ureae could make a model sandy soil much stronger by MICP, in fact better than a lot of other bacteria. However, MICP-treated samples got weaker in three trials of acid rain. In conclusion, S. ureae in MICP repair shows promise when used in appropriate climates.
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint