Use of poly(lactic acid) amendments to promote the bacterial fixation of metals in zinc smelter tailings

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-119

  Edenborn, H M ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial sulfate reduction; Bioremediation; Metal sulfides

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ORGANIC ACIDS; PH EFFECTS; REDOX REACTIONS; SOLUTIONS; WETLANDS; ZINC SMELTING;

BIOAVAILABILITY; MINE DRAINAGE; PASSIVE TREATMENT;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

CADMIUM; CALCIUM SULFATE; COPPER; LEAD; METAL; NICKEL; POLYLACTIC ACID; ZINC;

BIOREMEDIATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINE WASTE; SOIL REMEDIATION; SULFATE; TAILINGS; ZINC;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0348141672     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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