Population dynamics of iron-oxidizing communities in pilot plants for the treatment of acid mine waters

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 6138-6144

  Heinzel, Elke ^a   Janneck, Eberhard ^b   Glombitza, Franz ^b   Schlömann, Michael ^a   Seifert, Jana ^a,c  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^b Gewerbepark Schwarze Kiefern   (Germany)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE WATERS; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; DIFFERENT PROCESS; FERROUS IRON; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; IRON CONCENTRATIONS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MINE SITE; MINE WATERS; REAL-TIME PCR; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RETENTION TIME; TERMINAL RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS; TREATMENT SYSTEMS; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

ACIDS; GROUNDWATER; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; IRON; MINE FLOODING; MINES; MINING; PILOT PLANTS;

IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

FERROUS ION; IRON;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BACTERIUM; IRON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXIDATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GALLIONELLA; IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION; PH; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ACIDS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; IRON; MINING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; GALLIONELLA FERRUGINEA;

EID: 68849113992     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es900067d     Document Type: Article

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