Low temperature, autotrophic microbial denitrification using thiosulfate or thiocyanate as electron donor

• Published in: Biodegradation (Dordrecht) 2017-08, Vol.28 (4), p.287-301
• Main Authors: Broman, Elias, Jawad, Abbtesaim, Wu, Xiaofen, Christel, Stephan, Ni, Gaofeng, Lopez-Fernandez, Margarita, Sundkvist, Jan-Eric, Dopson, Mark
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acidic oxides; Acidification; Aerobiosis; Alignment; Ambient temperature; Ammonium; Ammonium compounds; Anaerobiosis; Aquatic Pollution; Autotrophic Processes - drug effects; Biodegradation, Environmental - drug effects; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Bioreactors - microbiology; Bioremediation; Climate; Cold Temperature; Consortia; Cultures; Cyanidation; Denitrification; Denitrification - drug effects; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA sequences; DNA sequencing; Electrons; Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; Eutrophication; Explosives; Geochemistry; Gold; Heavy metals; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Identification; Life Sciences; Low cost; Low temperature; Microbial activity; Microbiology; Microorganisms; Mikrobiologi; Mine tailings; Mine wastes; Mineral industry; Mineral nutrients; Minerals; Mining; Mining industry; Nitrate reduction; Nitrites; Nitrogen; Nitrogen compounds; Nucleotide sequencing; Nutrients; Ores; Original Paper; Oxidation; Phylogeny; Plant extracts; Pollutants; Ponds; Populations; Reduction (metal working); Sequencing; Soil Science & Conservation; Sulfides; Sulfur; Sulfur compounds; Sulphides; Temperature effects; Terrestrial Pollution; Tetrathionate; Thiocyanates - pharmacology; Thiosulfate; Thiosulfates - pharmacology; Waste Management/Waste Technology; Waste Water Technology; Wastes; Wastewater; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Water treatment
• ISSN: 0923-9820; 1572-9729; 1572-9729
• DOI: 10.1007/s10532-017-9796-7

Wastewaters generated during mining and processing of metal sulfide ores are often acidic (pH