Chemical and biological oxidation of iron in acid mine water

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 76-80

  Nengovhela, N R ^a   Strydom, C A ^b   Maree, J P ^a   Greben, H A ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acid mine water; Biological iron oxidation; Chemical iron oxidation; Iron (II); Iron oxidizing bacteria; Oxidation rate

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 13944278774     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-004-0042-2     Document Type: Article

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