Microbially-accelerated consolidation of oil sands tailings. Pathway I: Changes in porewater chemistry

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue MAR, 2014, Pages

  Siddique, Tariq ^a   Kuznetsov, Petr ^a   Kuznetsova, Alsu ^a   Arkell, Nicholas ^a   Young, Rozlyn ^a   Li, Carmen ^a   Guigard, Selma ^a   Underwood, Eleisha ^a   Foght, Julia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical pathways; Consolidation; Methanogenesis; Oil sands tailings; Porewater chemistry

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; MAGNESIUM; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS ANALYSIS; IONIC STRENGTH; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MINE TAILINGS; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; OIL SANDS TAILING; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH; SEDIMENT; SOIL CHEMISTRY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84897940606     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00106     Document Type: Article

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