Microbial Abundance in the Schwertmannite Formed in a Mine Water Treatment Plant |
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Authors: | Judith S Tischler Claudia Wiacek Eberhard Janneck Michael Schlömann |
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Affiliation: | 1. Interdisciplinary Ecological Center, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str 29, 09599, Freiberg, Germany 2. Department of Biotechnology, G.E.O.S. Freiberg Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Gewerbepark “Schwarze Kiefern”, 09633, Halsbrücke, Germany
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Abstract: | Treatment of acidic iron- and sulfate-rich mine waters in a pilot plant at the opencast lignite mining pit Nochten (Lusatia, Germany) involves microbial iron oxidation and subsequent precipitation of the iron-oxyhydroxysulfate schwertmannite. To determine if recirculation of schwertmannite can stabilize and optimize the oxidation process, cell number, viability, and diversity of the bacterial community in schwertmannite precipitated on carrier material and stored schwertmannite were analyzed. In schwertmannite on carrier material, the total cell number decreased slightly with increasing mineral depth, whereas the percentage of viable cells decreased significantly. The microbial community, investigated by fluorescence-in-situ-hybridization (FISH) and terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP), revealed the presence of the iron-oxidizing bacterium “Ferrovum” sp. and relatives of Gallionella, independent of mineral depth. Analysis of the viability of microorganism in stored schwertmannite indicated an almost constant percentage of viable cells over 42 days. |
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