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Microbiological factors of the formation of iron-containing minerals

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In the present study, the process of biofilm formation in iron-containing aqueous medium in the presence of different organic compounds with different bioavailability (yeast extract, peptone, and humic substances) is considered. Investigations conducted using a scanning electronic microscope and X-ray diffraction analysis allow us to reveal the presence of biologically produced goethite (α-FeOOH) in the crystal structure. It was supposed that the supply of surface waters contaminated with organic compounds to ironcontaining underground waters could increase the risk of plugging aquifer pore space by biogenic iron-containing minerals.

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  1. Institute of Water and Ecological Problems, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Dikopoltseva 56, Khabarovsk, 680000, Russia

    L. M. Kondratyeva

  2. Kosygin Institute of Tectonics and Geophysics, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Kim Yu Chena 65, Khabarovsk, 680000, Russia

    E. M. Golubeva

  3. Khabarovsk Municipal Unitary Enterprise “Vodocanal”, per. Topographichesky 12, Khabarovsk, 680000, Russia

    Z. N. Litvinenko

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Original Russian Text © L.M. Kondratyeva, E.M. Golubeva, Z.N. Litvinenko, 2016, published in Sibirskii Ekologicheskii Zhurnal, 2016, No. 3, pp. 377–389.

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Kondratyeva, L.M., Golubeva, E.M. & Litvinenko, Z.N. Microbiological factors of the formation of iron-containing minerals. Contemp. Probl. Ecol. 9, 318–328 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995425516030070

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