Application of biotechnology for treatment of nitrogen compounds in gold mill effluents

CIM Bulletin

Volumn 97, Issue 1081, 2004, Pages 84-90

  Kapoor, Anoop ^a   Gould, W D ^a   Bedard P ^a   Morin, Katy ^a  

^a Natural Resources Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Biotechnology; Effluent; Thiocyanate; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; GOLD; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; RESEARCH; TOXICITY;

GOLD MILL EFFLUENTS; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS (SBR);

EFFLUENTS;

AMMONIA; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; CYANIDE; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; GOLD; TOXICITY;

EID: 3242783187     PISSN: 03170926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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