Journal of hazardous materialsMiningArsenicBiodegradationEnvironmentalBacteria
Cross-kingdom microbial interactions drive arsenic detoxification and functional stabilization in century-old mine tailings.
Jian-Li Liu, Jun Yao, Safdar Bashir, Robert Duran
Published: 202510.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.140190
Abstract
Legacy gold mine tailings pose persistent environmental risks due to sustained metal(loid) mobilization under acidic andoligotrophic conditions. This study investigated microbial community dynamics in 130-year-old tailings, comparing surface (0-10 cm…
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