Precipitation of iron minerals by a natural microbial consortium

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 63, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 2163-2169

  Brown, D Ann ^a   Sherriff, Barbara L ^a   Sawicki, J A ^b   Sparling, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; BIOTITE; CARBON; COLLOID; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRON TRANSFER; FERRIC OXIDE; FERRIHYDRITE; FERROUS HYDROXIDE; ILMENITE; IRON; MAGNETITE; MICROORGANISM; MINERAL METABOLISM; PRECIPITATION; VIVIANITE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BIOMINERALIZATION; IRON; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

EID: 0033402591     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00188-X     Document Type: Article

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