Biosorption of heavy metals by algal communities in water streams affected by the acid mine drainage in the coal-mining region of Santa Catarina state, Brazil

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1215-1218

  Freitas, Ana Paula Pires ^a   Schneider, Ivo André Homrich ^a   Schwartzbold, Albano ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acid rock drainage; Algae; Biosorption; Coal; Environment

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACID ROCK DRAINAGE; ALGAL BIOMASS; COAL-MINING; ENVIRONMENT; HIGH CONCENTRATION; PERIPHYTONS; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER DECONTAMINATION; WATER STREAMS;

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES CONTROL; ALGAE; BIOSORPTION; COAL; DRAINAGE; HEAVY METALS;

HEAVY WATER;

EID: 79961031307     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2011.04.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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