Microbial oxidation of sulfide tailings and the environmental consequences

Elements

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 119-124

  Lu, Xiancai ^a   Wang, Hongmei ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Microbial oxidation; Secondary mineral; Sulfide; Tailings

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MINERALS; NATURAL ATTENUATION; OXIDATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TAILINGS; TAILINGS DISPOSAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL OXIDATION; MINERAL INTERACTIONS; MINING ACTIVITIES; SULFIDE; SULFIDE OXIDATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METAL; IRON HYDROXIDE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINING; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SECONDARY MINERAL; SULFATE; SULFIDE; TAILINGS;

EID: 84860619196     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: 18115217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.8.2.119     Document Type: Article

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