Sulfate reduction in groundwater: Characterization and applications for remediation

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 539-550

  Miao, Z ^a   Brusseau, M L ^a   Carroll, K C ^b   Carreon Diazconti C ^c,d   Johnson, B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^d N243 Eyring Science Center   (United States)

^e InTerraLogic Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhanced bioremediation; Groundwater pollution; Natural attenuation; Stable isotope analysis

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; IRON; SULFATE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BIOREMEDIATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NATURAL ATTENUATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SULFATE;

CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MINING; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REVIEW; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GROUNDWATER; IRON; MINING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84863223290     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-011-9423-1     Document Type: Review

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