Enhancement of bacterial iron and sulfate respiration for in situ bioremediation of acid mine drainage sites: A case study

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 139-144

  Bilgin, A A ^a   Harrington, J M ^a   Silverstein, J ^b  

^a ARCADIS   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Bioremediation; Biotechnology; Effluent treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COAL MINES; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; HEAVY METALS; OXIDATION; PH;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BACTERIAL IRON; SULFATE RESPIRATION;

DRAINAGE;

EID: 34948854847     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403208     Document Type: Article

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