Influence of initial pH on bioleaching of heavy metals from contaminated soil employing indigenous Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans

Chemosphere

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1775-1781

  Kumar, R Naresh ^a   Nagendran, R ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans; Heavy metals; ORP; pH; Soil; Solubilization; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DECONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS; LEACHING; PH EFFECTS; SOILS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; SOLUBILIZATION; SULFATES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ANTHRACENE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALONIC ACID; MANGANESE PEROXIDASE; SILICONE OIL; SOLVENT;

CONTAMINATION; DECONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS; LEACHING; PH EFFECTS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; HEAVY METAL; LEACHING; OXIDATION; PH; SOIL REMEDIATION; SULFATE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; BJERKANDERA; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME MECHANISM; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATION KINETICS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33845230634     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.07.091     Document Type: Article

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