Effect of sulphur concentration on bioleaching of heavy metals from contaminated dredged sediments

Environmental Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1241-1248

  Fang, D ^a   Zhao, L ^a   Yang, Z Q ^a   Shan, H X ^a   Gao, Y ^a   Yang, Q ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Heavy metals; Sediment; Sulphur; Sulphur oxidizing bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLEACHING; CHROMIUM; DREDGING; LEAD; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; POLLUTION; REMOVAL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SULFUR; ZINC;

COLONY FORMING UNITS; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; DREDGED SEDIMENTS; ELEMENTAL SULPHUR; INITIAL PH; METAL REMOVAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION POTENTIALS; RE-ACIDIFICATION; RESIDUAL FRACTION; SEQUENTIAL SELECTIVE EXTRACTIONS; SULPHUR; SULPHUR CONCENTRATION; SULPHUR-OXIDIZING BACTERIA;

PH;

CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; SULFUR; ZINC;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; HEAVY METAL; LEACHING; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SULFUR;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BIOLEACHING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DREDGING; INOCULATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PROCESSING; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 70449117757     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330903045115     Document Type: Article

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