Seasonal variations of microbial sulfate and iron reduction in alkaline Pb-Zn mine tailings (Ontario, Canada)

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3728-3740

  Praharaj, T ^a   Fortin, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; BACTERIOLOGY; IRON COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; MINERALS; MINES; MINING; NUTRIENTS; ORE DEPOSITS; ORES; ORGANIC MINERALS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; ZINC;

ABIOTIC REDUCTIONS; ACIDIC TAILINGS; BIOGENIC SULFIDES; CHEMICAL CONDITIONS; ELECTRON ACCEPTORS; GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCES; IN-SITU; INTER-DEPENDENCES; IRON REDUCTIONS; ISOTOPE SIGNATURES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MINE TAILINGS; MINING ACTIVITIES; ONTARIO , CANADA; ORE BODIES; ORGANIC SUBSTRATES; REDUCTION RATES; SALT MARSHES; SAMPLING SITES; SEASONAL CHANGES; SEASONAL VARIATIONS;

STRAIN RELAXATION;

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; ELECTRON; INHIBITION; IRON-REDUCING BACTERIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINING; ORGANIC CARBON; POREWATER; REDUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SULFATE; SULFIDE; TAILINGS; ZINC;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; OTTAWA;

EID: 56349140190     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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