Biologically mediated mobilization of arsenic from granular ferric hydroxide in anaerobic columns fed landfill leachate

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1205-1213

  Cortinas, Irail ^a   Sierra Alvarez, Reyes ^a   Field, Jim A ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic release; Dissimilatory arsenate reduction; Dissimilatory iron reduction; Iron biomineralization; Magnetite

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ARSENIC; ASTROPHYSICS; BIOASSAY; BIOMINERALIZATION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COLLOIDS; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; EFFLUENTS; IRON ORES; IRON OXIDES; IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); LAND FILL; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LEACHING; LITHOLOGY; MAGNETITE; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; ORE REDUCTION; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOMASKS; POTABLE WATER; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

COLUMN OPERATIONS; DIMETHYLARSINIC ACIDS; DISSIMILATORY ARSENATE REDUCTION; DISSIMILATORY IRON REDUCTION; DRINKING WATER TREATMENTS; GAIN INSIGHTS; GRANULAR FERRIC HYDROXIDES; LANDFILL LEACHATE; MASS LOSSES; MONOMETHYLARSONIC ACIDS; MUNICIPAL LANDFILLS;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARSENIC; CACODYLIC ACID; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; MAGNETITE; METHANEARSONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOMINERALIZATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; LANDFILL; LEACHING; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ARSENIC; BIOREACTORS; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 56749172411     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.22021     Document Type: Article

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