Enhancement of arsenic mobility by indigenous bacteria from mine tailings as response to organic supply

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 496-501

  Lee, Jong Un ^a   Lee, Sang Woo ^b   Chon, Hyo Taek ^c   Kim, Kyoung Woong ^d   Lee, Jin Soo ^e  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^e Mine Reclamation Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Indigenous bacteria; Leaching; Mobility; Organic substrates; Tailings

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BACTERIA; CARRIER MOBILITY; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEACHING; TAILINGS;

AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIAL STRAINS; INDIGENOUS BACTERIA; MICROBIAL DISSOLUTIONS; ORGANIC SUBSTRATE; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; REDUCTIVE DISSOLUTION; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION;

AEROBIC BACTERIA;

ARSENIC; BACTERIUM; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELEMENT MOBILITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTRACTION METHOD; GOLD MINE; IRON; LEACHING; LIGAND; SILVER; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TAILINGS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 61449085691     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.07.017     Document Type: Article

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