Adaptation of indigenous iron-oxidizing bacteria for bioleaching of heavy metals in contaminated soils

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 517-530

  Zagury, Gerald J ^a   Narasiah, K Subba ^a   Tyagi, Rajeswar D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Contaminated soils; Heavy metals; Iron oxidizing bacteria; T. ferrooxidans

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOLEACHING; HEAVY METALS; IRON; SOIL MOISTURE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ADAPTATION; AMMONIUM SULPHATE; BACTERIAL ADAPTATIONS; CONTAMINATED SOILS; DIPOTASSIUM HYDROGEN PHOSPHATES; FERROOXIDANS; IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIA; TOXIC HEAVY METALS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; COPPER; DIPOTASSIUM HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; FERROUS ION; HEAVY METAL; IRON; MANGANESE; ZINC;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; INCUBATOR; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PH; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0028290741     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593339409385458     Document Type: Article

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