A novel combination of anaerobic bioleaching and electrokinetics for arsenic removal from mine tailing soil

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 9354-9360

  Lee, Keun Young ^a   Yoon, In Ho ^a   Lee, Byung Tae ^b   Kim, Soon Oh ^c   Kim, Kyoung Woong ^a  

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

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^c Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC REMOVAL; BATCH TESTS; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL SPECIES; COLUMN TEST; COMBINED PROCESS; COST SAVING; EQUIVALENT TIME; FLOW CONDITION; HYBRID METHOD; METAL REDUCTION; MINE TAILINGS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; STATIC REACTORS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ARSENIC; BATCH REACTORS; BIOLEACHING; COST REDUCTION; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROOSMOSIS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METAL RECOVERY; MINING; REMOVAL; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SOILS;

SOIL TESTING;

ARSENIC; CARBON; IRON; MANGANESE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ARSENIC; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTROKINESIS; LEACHING; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOIL REMEDIATION; TAILINGS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOLEACHING; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FLUID FLOW; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; KINETICS; MINE TAILINGS; REACTOR; SOIL; TIME;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ARSENIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; MINING; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 72849144504     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es901544x     Document Type: Article

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