The biogeochemistry of biomining

Geomicrobiology: Molecular and Environmental Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 401-426

  Johnson, David Barrie ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79957999502     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9204-5_19     Document Type: Chapter

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