A sediment exchange experiment to assess the limiting factors of microbial sulfate reduction in acidic mine pit lakes

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1615-1622

  Koschorreck, Matthias ^a   Wendt Potthoff, Katrin ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acidic mine pit lake; Inhibition; Iron reduction; pH; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; INHIBITION; IRON; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE; LIMITING FACTOR; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINING; NEUTRALIZATION; PH; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULFATE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; SULFUR; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

GERMANY; LUSATIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84869500241     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-012-0547-4     Document Type: Article

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