Sulfate reduction potential in sediments in the Norilsk mining area, Northern Siberia

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 11-25

  Karnachuk, Olia V ^a   Pimenov, Nikolay V ^b   Yusupov, Sandjar K ^b   Frank, Yulia A ^a   Kaksonen, Anna H ^c   Puhakka, Jaakko A ^c   Ivanov, Mikhail V ^b   Lindström, E Börje ^d   Tuovinen, Olli H ^e  

^a TOMSK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic sediments; Enrichment of sulfate reducers; FISH; Mine tailings; Stable isotope fractionation; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINE WASTE; REDUCTION; SULFATE; TAILINGS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; KRASNOYARSK [RUSSIAN FEDERATION]; NORIL'SK; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; WORLD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOBULBUS; DESULFOCOCCUS; DESULFOFUSTIS; DESULFORHOPALUS; DESULFOSARCINA; DESULFOTALEA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 17744374571     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450590922523     Document Type: Article

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