Bioremediation of acid mine drainage coupled with domestic wastewater treatment

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2425-2431

  Sánchez Andrea, Irene ^a,b   Triana, David ^a   Sanz, Jose L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Bioremediation; Sulfate reducing bacteria; Tinto River

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACIDIC ENVIRONMENT; ANAEROBIC BIOREACTORS; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BIOLOGICAL SULFATE REDUCTIONS; CARBON SOURCE; CO-PRECIPITATED; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESES (DGGE); DESULFOTOMACULUM; DESULFOVIBRIO; DISSOLVED METALS; DOMESTIC WASTE WATER TREATMENT; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; DOMINANT SPECIES; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL METHODS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTROPHORESIS; MANGANESE; METALS; POLLUTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA;

METAL; SULFATE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACIDITY; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; DOMESTIC WASTE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACIDITY; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON SOURCE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DELFTIA; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DESULFOTOMACULUM; DESULFOVIBRIO; ELIMINATION REACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION; RIVER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MINING; SEWAGE; SULFATES; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY;

ANDALUCIA; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; SPAIN; TINTO RIVER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; DELFTIA; DESULFOMONILE; DESULFOSPOROSINUS; DESULFOTOMACULUM; DESULFOVIBRIO; PALUDIBACTER; PELOTOMACULUM;

EID: 84872735053     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.477     Document Type: Article

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