Bioaccumulation of heavy metals, and application to the remediation of acid mine drainage water containing uranium

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 528-530

  Macaskie, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URANIUM;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DESORPTION; METAL BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URANIUM MINE; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0030882254     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(97)88357-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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