Microbial activity in weathering columns

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 565-574

  Garcia C ^a   Ballester, A ^b   Gonzalez F ^b   Blazquez M L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ALFONSO X EL SABIO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activity test; Column model; Microbiological oxidation and reduction; Tailings; Weathering

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; TAILINGS; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

ACTIVITY TESTS; COLUMN MODEL; MICROBIOLOGICAL OXIDATION;

WATER ANALYSIS;

COPPER; IRON; LEAD SULFIDE; PYRITE; SULFUR; ZINC SULFIDE;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; TAILINGS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; TAILINGS; TESTING METHOD; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXYGENATION; SOLID; WEATHERING;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; SULFATES; SULFIDES; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33847338133     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.07.024     Document Type: Article

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