Uranium-contaminated groundwater metagenome. groundwater metagenome

The FW106 well from which groundwater was obtained is located in Area 3 of the Oak Ridge Field Research Center (FRC) near the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN. This site lies in the path of a highly contaminated groundwater plume originating from the original S-3 Waste Disposal Ponds. Because of the proximity of the well to the S-3 ponds, uranium contamination levels are among the highest reported in the world. Contaminants present in FW106 groundwater include high concentrations of nitric acid (pH 3.7), radionuclides (technetium-99 and uranium) and volatile organics.