Anaerobic oxidation of ferrous iron by microbial mixture and its potential to remove mercury and nitrate from the groundwater

Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 36-39

  Wu, Guangyang ^a   Zhang, Daoyong ^b   Pan, Xiangliang ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Anaerobic oxidation; Bioremediation; Denitrification; Fe(II) oxidation; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREMEDIATION; DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRATE; OXIDATION; RURAL AREA;

EID: 79251527206     PISSN: 09720626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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