Acidophilic bacteria - Their potential mining and environmental applications

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-181

  Jordan, M A ^a   McGinness, S ^a   Phillips, C V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biooxidation; Biotechnology; Environmental

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLUE GASES; GOLD; GOLD ORE TREATMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; MINERAL INDUSTRY; OXIDATION; PYRITES; SULFIDE MINERALS; TOXICITY;

ACID MINE WATERS; ACIDOPHILIC BACTERIA; ARSENIC TOXICITY; BASE METAL SULFIDE CONCENTRATES; BIOOXIDATION; ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; METALLIFEROUS MINE WASTES; REFRACTORY GOLD; SULFUROUS FLUE GASES;

BACTERIA;

EID: 0030083476     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0892-6875(96)00002-7     Document Type: Article

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