Chromate reduction in Fe(II)-containing soil affected by hyperalkaline leachate from chromite ore processing residue

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 194, Issue , 2011, Pages 15-23

  Whittleston, Robert A ^a   Stewart, Douglas I ^a   Mortimer, Robert J G ^a   Tilt, Zana C ^a   Brown, Andrew P ^a   Geraki, Kalotina ^b   Burke, Ian T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromium; COPR; Cr(VI) contaminated soils and groundwater; Cr speciation; Natural attenuation

Indexed keywords

AIR OXIDATION; CHROMATE REDUCTIONS; CHROMITE ORE PROCESSING; COPR; CR CONCENTRATION; CR CONTENT; CR-SPECIATION; FIRMICUTES; IMMOBILISATION; LEACHATES; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; NATURAL ATTENUATION; REDUCTIVE PRECIPITATION; SOIL PH; SOIL SAMPLE;

ALKALINITY; CHROMATES; CHROMITE; CHROMITE DEPOSITS; CHROMIUM; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEACHING; ORE REDUCTION; OXIDATION; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CHROMIC ACID; CHROMIUM; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; IRON;

ALKALINE ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIUM; CHROMATE; CHROMITE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); IMMOBILIZATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; LEACHATE; METALS INDUSTRY; NATURAL ATTENUATION; OXIDATION; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REDUCTION; REMOBILIZATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); WASTE DISPOSAL; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CHROMITE ORE PROCESSING RESIDUE; FIRMICUTES; IMMOBILIZATION; LEACHING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROCOSM; OXIDATION; PH; PRECIPITATION; REDUCTION; SOIL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE; WATER CONTAMINATION; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

BACTERIA; CHROMATES; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POWDER DIFFRACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SOIL;

FIRMICUTES;

EID: 80053894274     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.07.067     Document Type: Article

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