Arsenic-Microbe-Mineral Interactions in Mining-Affected Environments

The toxic element arsenic (As) occurs widely in solid and liquid mine wastes. Aqueous forms of arsenic are taken up in As-bearing sulfides, arsenides, sulfosalts, oxides, oxyhydroxides, Fe-oxides, -hydroxides, -oxyhydroxides and -sulfates, and Fe-, Ca-Fe- and other arsenates. Although a considerable...

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Main Authors: Karen A. Hudson-Edwards, Joanne M. Santini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-10-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/3/4/337