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ArticleWorld journal of microbiology & biotechnology2017

Hexavalent chromium bioreduction and chemical precipitation of sulphate as a treatment of site-specific fly ash leachates.

Errol D Cason, Peter J Williams, Elizabeth Ojo, Julio Castillo, Mary F DeFlaun, Esta van Heerden

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Article in World journal of microbiology & biotechnology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Errol D CasonUFS/TIA SAENSE Platform, Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa.
Peter J WilliamsUFS/TIA SAENSE Platform, Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa.
Elizabeth OjoUFS/TIA SAENSE Platform, Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa.
Julio CastilloUFS/TIA SAENSE Platform, Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa.
Mary F DeFlaunUFS/TIA SAENSE Platform, Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa.
Esta van HeerdenUFS/TIA SAENSE Platform, Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa. vheerde@ufs.ac.za.
University of the Free State · ZAGeosyntec Consultants (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most of the power generation globally is by coal-fired power plants resulting in large stockpiles of fly ash. The trace elements associated with the ash particles are subjected to the leaching effects of precipitation which may lead to the subsequent contamination of surface and groundwater systems. In this study, we successfully demonstrate an efficient and sustainable dual treatment remediation strategy for the removal of high levels of Cr

Indexed as

Biodegradation, EnvironmentalBioreactorsChemical PrecipitationChromiumCoal AshMetagenomeProteobacteriaRefuse DisposalSequence Analysis, DNASouth AfricaSulfatesWater Pollutants, ChemicalChromiumchromium hexavalent ionCoal AshSulfatesWater Pollutants, ChemicalFly ash leachateHexavalent chromiumRemediationSulphate

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PMID28390012
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