Thermophilic microbial leaching of heavy metals from municipal sludge using indigenous sulphur-oxidizing microbiota

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 440-446

  Shooner, F ^a   Tyagi, R D ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRIC CHLORIDE; HEAVY METAL; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SLUDGE THICKENING; SOLUBILIZATION; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0029953738     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050710     Document Type: Article

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