Role of the bacterium Thiobacillus in the formation of silicates in acidic mine tailings

Chemical Geology

Volumn 141, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 235-250

  Fortin, D ^a,b   Beveridge, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria (Thiobacillus); Iron oxides; Mine tailings; Silicates

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001950718     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(97)00069-7     Document Type: Article

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