Hexavalent chromium reduction and precipitation by sulphate-reducing bacterial biofilms

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 297-300

  Smith, Wendy Louise ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Chromium reduction; Sulphate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CHROMIUM; PRECIPITATION; SULFATE REDUCTION;

BIOFILM; CHROMIUM; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRECIPITATION; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035163984     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012296812935     Document Type: Article

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