Prevention of acid mine drainage by sulfate reducing bacteria: Organic substrate addition to mine waste piles

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-145

  Kim, Sang D ^a   Kilbane II, John J ^b   Cha, Daniel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Institute of Gas Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Mine waste piles; Sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CADMIUM; COPPER; MINING; NICKEL; PH; PH EFFECTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; ZINC;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

HEAVY METAL;

ACIDITY; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; LEACHATE; MINING; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; WASTE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; LEACHATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEACHING; MINING; OXIDATION; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033105998     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.1999.16.139     Document Type: Article

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