Bioleaching of metals in neutral and slightly alkaline environment

Microbial Processing of Metal Sulfides

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 121-129

  Sklodowska, Aleksandra ^a   Matlakowska, Renata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

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EID: 84881050799     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-5589-7_6     Document Type: Chapter

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