Microbially-induced Carbonate Precipitation for Immobilization of Toxic Metals

Advances in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue , 2016, Pages 79-108

  Kumari, Deepika ^a   Qian, Xin Yi ^a   Pan, Xiangliang ^a   Achal, Varenyam ^b   Li, Qianwei ^c   Gadd, Geoffrey Michael ^a,c  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biomineralization; Bioprecipitation; Calcite; Calcium carbonate; Fungi; Toxic metals; Urease

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONIC ACID; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; METAL; RADIOISOTOPE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; UREASE; HEAVY METAL; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BACTERIUM; BIOMINERALIZATION; BIOPRECIPITATION; BIOREMEDIATION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; METAL RECOVERY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; PRECIPITATION; URBANIZATION; CHEMISTRY; INTOXICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CALCIUM CARBONATE; METALS, HEAVY; POISONING; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; UREASE;

EID: 84956906956     PISSN: 00652164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2015.12.002     Document Type: Article

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