Bacterial and chemical oxidation of pyritic mine tailings at low temperatures

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 225-238

  Elberling, Bo ^a   Schippers, Axel ^b   Sand, Wolfgang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

High Arctic; Microbial activity; Oxygen; Pyrite oxidation

Indexed keywords

IRON; PYRITE; SULFIDE; SULFUR; THIOSULFATE;

ACTIVE LAYER; LOW TEMPERATURE; OXIDATION; PERMAFROST; PYRITE; TAILINGS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CALORIMETRY; CANADA; LEACHING; MINING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFUR BACTERIUM; WATER CONTENT;

CANADA;

EID: 0033989468     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(99)00085-6     Document Type: Article

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