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Three stage process for complex biotechnological treatment of industrial wastewater from uranium mining

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Using a three stage process for wastewater, purification removal of sulphate was 91%, COD (chemical oxygen demand) was 99%, uranium was 92%, radium was 99% and of total β-activity was 94%. Sulphate removal from the wastewater resulted in simultaneous precipitation of heavy metals. The content of arsenic (0.40 mg L−1) was also decreased (> 95%). Nitrate (with initial concentration 22.90 mg L−1) was removed completely. © Rapid Science Ltd. 1998

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  1. Institute of Soil Science and Agroecology 'N. Poushkarov', 7 Shosse Bankya St., Sofia, Bulgaria

    Vladislav Somlev & Martin Banov

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Somlev, V., Banov, M. Three stage process for complex biotechnological treatment of industrial wastewater from uranium mining. Biotechnology Techniques 12, 637–639 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008840315404

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