Methodological aspects of the induction of biofilms for remediation of the visual impact generated by quartz mining

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 370, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 254-261

  Prieto, B ^a   Silva, B ^a   Aira, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Quartz quarries; Restoration; Visual impact

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; MOISTURE; OPTIMIZATION; QUARRYING; QUARTZ; REMEDIATION;

NUTRIENTS; QUARTZ MINES; QUARTZ QUARRIES; VISUAL IMPACT;

BIOFILMS;

ADHESIVE AGENT; MINERAL; SILICON DIOXIDE;

BIOFILM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; MINING; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUTRIENT BUDGET; QUARTZ; REMEDIATION; WATER BUDGET;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; FACTORIAL DESIGN; METHODOLOGY; MINING; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOFILMS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; MINING; QUARTZ; SPAIN;

PRENANTHELLA EXIGUA;

EID: 33748790105     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.07.030     Document Type: Article

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