Kinetics and community profiling of sulfate-reducing bacteria in organic carbon treated mine tailings
Acid rock drainage (ARD) poses a significant health and environmental hazard worldwide via the discharge of highly acidic waters and potentially toxic levels of mobile metals. This is a result of weathering and microbial oxidation of pyretic minerals present in mine tailings. Sulfate reducing bacter...
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Language: | en |
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2005
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Online Access: | http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2005/mcbroom/McBroomM0505.pdf |