Bioleaching of heavy metal-contaminated sediments by indigenous Thiobacillus spp: Metal solubilization and sulfur oxidation in the presence of surfactants

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 854-857

  Seidel, H ^a   Ondruschka, J ^a   Morgenstern, P ^a   Wennrich, R ^a   Hoffmann, P ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; HEAVY METAL; SULFUR; SURFACTANT;

ACIDIFICATION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; SEDIMENT; THIOBACILLUS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS, HEAVY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOLUBILITY; SULFUR; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; THIOBACILLUS;

EID: 0034536383     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530000465     Document Type: Article

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