2009
Cwalina, B.; Pacholewska, M.; Sozańska, M.; Cabała, J.
Microenvironments determining growth of acidophilic bacteria in Zn-Pb flotation tailings of neutral reaction Journal Article
In: Environment Protection Engineering, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 113-121, 2009, ISSN: 03248828, (4).
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author = { B. Cwalina and M. Pacholewska and M. Sozańska and J. Cabała},
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abstract = {Zinc and lead ore flotation tailings deposited in the Olkusz region show a neutral reaction. They are composed of dolomite-type minerals (alkaline), mostly Ca, Mg(C03)2 and Ca, Mg, Fe(COj)2 (70%), and other minerals including sulphides (acid), mainly pyrite and marcasite (FeS 2; up to 20%). Sulphur and iron concentration in tailings reaches the levels of 7-14% and of 8-16%, respectively. The microenvironments rich in sulphide minerals present in waste materials which indicate almost neutral reaction allow the metabolic activity of acidophilic sulphur-and iron-oxidizing bacteria of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans species to be grown and developed, in spite of the alkaline character of basic mineral components in the tailings examined.},
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Zinc and lead ore flotation tailings deposited in the Olkusz region show a neutral reaction. They are composed of dolomite-type minerals (alkaline), mostly Ca, Mg(C03)2 and Ca, Mg, Fe(COj)2 (70%), and other minerals including sulphides (acid), mainly pyrite and marcasite (FeS 2; up to 20%). Sulphur and iron concentration in tailings reaches the levels of 7-14% and of 8-16%, respectively. The microenvironments rich in sulphide minerals present in waste materials which indicate almost neutral reaction allow the metabolic activity of acidophilic sulphur-and iron-oxidizing bacteria of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans species to be grown and developed, in spite of the alkaline character of basic mineral components in the tailings examined.