Effect of oxygen limitation on solid-bed bioleaching of heavy metals from contaminated sediments

Chemosphere

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 102-109

  Seidel, Heinz ^a   Görsch, Kati ^a   Schümichen, Antje ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Heavy metals; Oxygen limitation; Sediment; Solid bed

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; LEACHING; OXIDATION; SEDIMENTS;

AUTOTROPHIC BACTERIA; BIOLEACHING; OXYGEN LIMITATION; SOLID BEDS;

HEAVY METALS;

HEAVY METAL; OXYGEN; SULFATE; SULFUR;

BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS; LEACHING; OXIDATION; SEDIMENTS;

BACTERIUM; GAS FLOW; HEAVY METAL; LEACHING; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOLUBILIZATION; SULFUR;

ACIDIFICATION; AERATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOLEACHING; CALCULATION; CONTAMINATION; GAS FLOW; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; LABORATORY; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; SEDIMENT; SOLUBILIZATION;

EID: 33746589083     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.02.022     Document Type: Article

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