Bumines Unleashes Cyanide-Eating Bacteria

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• Personal Author:
  Lien, R. H.
• Description:
  Tests results of a bioremediation research undertaken by the Bureau of Mines to remove selenium and cyanide from tailings pond water at a California wildlife refuge have been very successful. The research used both biological and chemical techniques that utilized a cyanide-oxidizing bacterial strain known as Pseudomonas. The new cyanide bio-oxidation technology is expected to be of immense help to the gold-heap leaching industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cyanides Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Mining Occupational Health Safety Waste Management
• Keywords:
  Cyanide-compounds Environmental-contamination Environmental-hazards Environmental-pollution Mining-industry Selenium-compounds Waste-disposal Waste-treatment
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0002-9998
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 8 ; Utah
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SLRC - Salt Lake City Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  103
• Issue:
  112
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10012545
• Citation:
  Am Met Mark 1995 Jun; 103(112)(Precious Metals):11A
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  American Metal Market
• Supplement:
  Precious Metals
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6e27dc95821c1729563cda56f797e74a3484faa58bda96a7d4496209f4061be96457c307291bc337406bd0cf307f61ed636b1424006e2cc76abd46eeba250453
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/220307/cdc_220307_DS1.pdf
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