Microbial community study of the process- and groundwater of the Sishen Iron-Ore Mine, South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 573-578

  Williams, P J ^a   Surridge, A K J ^a   Cloete, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Groundwater; Microbial community; Process water; Sishen Iron Ore Mine

Indexed keywords

BIOLEACHING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; IRON ORES; MICROORGANISMS;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL INHIBITION; PROCESS WATER; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SISHEN IRON ORE;

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; DOMINANCE; HEAVY METAL; INHIBITION; IRON ORE; LEACHING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

AFRICA; NORTHERN CAPE; SISHEN MINE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HERBASPIRILLUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 55349127854     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v34i5.180654     Document Type: Article

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