Tracking the prokaryotic diversity in acid mine drainage-contaminated environments: A review of molecular methods

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 709-718

  Mohapatra, Bidyut R ^a,b   Douglas Gould, W ^a   Dinardo, Orlando ^a   Koren, David W ^a  

^a Natural Resources Canada   (Canada)

^b DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Bioleaching; Heavy metals; Molecular methods; Prokaryotes; Radionuclides

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACID MINES; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; ELEVATED LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EXTREME ENVIRONMENT; FERRIC IRON; HIGH-THROUGHPUT METHOD; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MINING ENVIRONMENTS; MOLECULAR METHODS; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; PHYLOGENETIC DIVERSITY; PROKARYOTES; RADIONUCLIDES; REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES; ROBUST METHODS; SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; TOXIC HEAVY METALS;

BIOLEACHING; BIOLOGY; DRAINAGE; ECOLOGY; HEAVY METALS; MICROORGANISMS; PH EFFECTS; RADIOISOTOPES; REMEDIATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SULFURIC ACID;

EID: 79957931387     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2011.03.012     Document Type: Review

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