Simultaneous oxidation of arsenic and antimony at low and circumneutral pH, with and without microbial catalysis

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 281-291

  Asta, Maria P ^a   Kirk Nordstrom, D ^b   Blaine McCleskey, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC CONDITIONS; ACID WATERS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPONENTIAL GROWTH; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; MICROBIAL CATALYSIS; MICROBIAL OXIDATION; MINE WATERS; OXIDATION PROCESS; OXIDATION RATES; REDOX PROCESS; STERILE CONDITIONS; SW SPAIN; YELLOWKNIFE;

ARSENIC; EXPERIMENTS; GROUNDWATER; IRON COMPOUNDS; MINE FLOODING; WATER FILTRATION;

OXIDATION;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BACTERIUM; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTRATION; GROWTH; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINE WASTE; OXIDATION; PH; REACTION RATE; REDOX CONDITIONS;

CANADA; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; SPAIN; YELLOWKNIFE;

GEOSITTA CUNICULARIA;

EID: 84855454806     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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