Influence of Extremophiles on the Generation of Acid Mine Drainage at the Abandoned Pan de Azúcar Mine (Argentina)

Influence of Extremophiles on the Generation of Acid Mine Drainage at the Abandoned Pan de Azúcar Mine (Argentina)

The risk of generation of acid drainages in the tailings of the Pan de Azúcar mine that closed its activities more than three decades ago, was evaluated through biooxidation studies using iron- and sulfur-oxidizing extremophilic leaching consortia. Most of tailings showed a high potential for genera...

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Main Authors: Josefina Plaza-Cazón, Leonardo Benítez, Jésica Murray, Pablo Kirschbaum, Edgardo Donati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
acid mine drainage
biooxidation studies
Pan de Azúcar mine
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/2/281

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