Inhibition of iron-oxidizing bacteria in wastes from coal and hard-rock mines using the anti-bacterial agent

The production of acid mine drainage (AMD) is catalyzed by iron-oxidizing bacteria primarily of the species Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. By inhibiting these bacteria, the production of AMD can be greatly reduced. One compound found to be effective in the inhibition of T. ferrooxidans is nitrapyrine. N...

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Main Author: Strobel, Philip Scott
Other Authors: Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42234
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04252009-040826/