The Influence of Phototrophic Biomass on Fe and S Redox Cycling in an Acid Mine Drainage-Impacted System

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-46

  Senko, John M ^a   Bertel, Doug ^a   Quick, Thomas J ^a   Burgos, William D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Anaerobic processes; Iron reduction; Phototrophic; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79952186243     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: 16161068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-010-0123-3     Document Type: Article

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