Effects of sulfur forms on heavy metals bioleaching from contaminated sediments

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 714-721

  Fang, D ^a,b   Zhao, L ^a   Zhou, L X ^c   Shan, H X ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Heavy metals; Sediment; Sulfur form; Sulfur oxidizing bacteria

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; RE-ACIDIFICATION; RECYCLING EXPERIMENTS; SULFUR OXIDIZING BACTERIA; SULFUR POWDERS; SURFACE AREA;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLEACHING; CHROMIUM; COST REDUCTION; HEAVY METALS; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; POLLUTION; POWDER METALS; RECYCLING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; ZINC;

SULFUR;

CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; SULFUR; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOLEACHING; ENERGY; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; NONHUMAN; PH; POWDER; REACTOR; RECYCLING; SEDIMENT; SULFUR BACTERIUM; SURFACE PROPERTY; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SOLUBILITY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS, HEAVY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; SULFUR;

EID: 67650233918     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520902847869     Document Type: Article

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