Microbial communities in acid mine drainage
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- 1 May 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Ecology
- Vol. 44 (2), 139-152
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0168-6496(03)00028-x
Abstract
The dissolution of sulfide minerals such as pyrite (FeS2), arsenopyrite (FeAsS), chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), sphalerite (ZnS), and marcasite (FeS2) yieldsKeywords
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