Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation on Surface or in the Bulk of Soil

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 544-549

  Chu, Jian ^a,b   Stabnikov, Viktor ^a   Ivanov, Volodymyr ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation; soil biocementation; soil bioclogging

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CEMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL SURFACE; STIFFNESS;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84860900952     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2011.592929     Document Type: Article

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