Novel acidophiles isolated from moderately acidic mine drainage waters

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 139-148

  Hallberg, Kevin B ^a   Johnson, D Barrie ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Acidophiles; Biodiversity; Heterotrophs; Iron oxidation; Remediation

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINES; BIODIVERSITY; BIOREMEDIATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DRAINAGE; IRON METALLURGY; MICROORGANISMS; OXIDATION; PYRITES;

ACID MINES;

HYDROMETALLURGY;

EID: 0141938368     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-386X(03)00150-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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