@article{
author = "Ranđelović, Dragana and Stanković, Srđan and Mihailović, Nevena and Leštan, Domen",
year = "2015",
abstract = "The biodegradable chelating agent (S,S)-Ehylenediaminedisuccinic
acid (EDDS), autochthonous acidophilic bacteria, and a combination of the
two means were investigated for the removal of pseudo-total and
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)-available content of Cu from surface
layers of three soil categories in the Bor copper mining area. Their efficiencies
were compared at mine overburden, flotation tailings, and agricultural land
sites in order to determine the potential role of these approaches in the soil
remediation process. The most effective removal of Cu was achieved on
flotation tailings, where combined treatment showed significant reduction of
pseudo-total and EDTA-available concentrations of Cu (40.5 § 27.3% and
99.6 § 0.2%, respectively). Acidophilic bacteria treatment showed high
efficiency on flotation tailings, removing 94.1 § 1.2% of EDTA-available
Cu. EDDS treatment showed discernible results in the removal of EDTAavailable
Cu from agricultural land soil (44.4 § 13.9%). In the case of
overburden soil material, selected agents did not have statistically significant
results in the removal of pseudo-total or EDTA-available fraction of Cu.
Chosen remediation approaches showed diverse efficiency for soil categories
on investigated sites. Combined approach showed synergistic results in the
case of EDTA-available Cu removal from flotation tailings soils, suggesting
that this combination deserves further attention as a potentially promising
environmentally friendly remediation option.",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis",
journal = "Bioremediation Journal",
title = "Remediation of Copper from Copper Mine Wastes ans Contaminated Soils using (S,S)-Ethylenediaminedissucinic Acid and Acidophilic Bacteria",
pages = "238-231",
number = "3",
volume = "19",
doi = "10.1080/10889868.2014.995370"
}