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Diversity of microorganisms in Fe-As-rich acid mine drainage waters of Carnoulès, France.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jan 2006
Bruneel O, Duran R, Casiot C, Elbaz-Poulichet F, Personné J-C
Abstract excerpt
The acid waters (pH 2.7 to 3.4) originating from the Carnoulès mine tailings contain high concentrations of dissolved arsenic (80 to 350 mg.liter(-1)), iron (750 to 2,700 mg.liter(-1)), and sulfate (2,000 to 7,500 mg.liter(-1)). During the first 30 m of downflow in Reigous creek issuing from the mine tailings, 20 to 60% of the dissolved arsenic is removed by coprecipitation with Fe(III). The microbial communities...
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