Uranium mining fuels evolution in deep groundwater microbiomes
Wei Xiu, Till L. V. Bornemann, Tianjing Zhang, André Soares, Luping Xie, Julian M. Künkel, Guoxi Lian, Haicheng Weng, Chongsheng Lu, Bing Yang, Ruixuan Gai, Zhipeng Gao, Di Zhang, Yuan Yuan, Zhiming Du, , Alexander J. Probst
This study shows that uranium mining alters deep groundwater microbiomes, causing genetic and functional changes through increased radiation and uranium exposure.
bioRxiv · Jul 27, 2025 · PreprintGenomics