Bioleaching of metals from soils or sediments

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 119-127

  Tichy, R ^a   Rulkens, W H ^b   Grotenhuis, J T C ^b   Nydl, V ^c   Cuypers, C ^a   Fajtl, J ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Extraction; Sediment; Sulphur; Toxic metals

Indexed keywords

BIOLEACHING;

CONTAMINATION; EXTRACTION; HEAVY METALS; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; TOXICITY;

BIOREMEDIATION;

METAL; SULFATE; SULFUR; SULFURIC ACID;

BIOLEACHING; METAL POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SULPHURIC ACID;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXTRACTION; LEACHING; OXIDATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEDIMENT; TIME; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0031867333     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00242-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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