Mejora de la gestión de los relaves de las minas de metales básicos embalsamiento y recibiendo riesgos ambientales de

Lauren E Twible1, James L S Arrey1, Yunyun Yan1

  • 1Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A4, Canada.

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Los intermediarios de oxidación del azufre (SOI) persisten en las aguas residuales de la mina. Las bacterias Halothiobacillus muestran potencial para el tratamiento biológico, ofreciendo soluciones sostenibles para la gestión de los riesgos relacionados con el azufre en entornos mineros.

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