Microbial communities in acid mine drainage
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Microbial communities in acid mine drainage.
The dissolution of sulfide minerals such as pyrite (FeS2), arsenopyrite (FeAsS), chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), sphalerite (ZnS), and marcasite (FeS2) yields hot, sulfuric acid-rich solutions that contain high concentrations of toxic metals. In locations where access of oxidants to sulfide mineral surfaces is increased by mining, the resulting acid mine drainage (AMD) may contaminate surrounding ecosys...
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عنوان ژورنال: FEMS Microbiology Ecology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0168-6496,1574-6941
DOI: 10.1016/s0168-6496(03)00028-x