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for removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions. J Hazard Mater 186(2):1320–1327.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.12.006
Choi MS, Cho KS, Kim DS, Kim DJ (2004) Microbial recovery of copper from printed circuit
boards of waste computer by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. J Environ Sci Health A
39:2973–2982. https://doi.org/10.1081/ESE-200034763
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report. Science 106(2751):253–256. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.106.2751.253
Cui JR, Zhang LF (2008) Metallurgical recovery of metals from electronic waste: a review. J
Hazard Mater 158(2):228–256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.02.001
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transfer through the bc1 and NADH-Q oxidoreductase complexes of the acidophilic obligate
chemolithotrophic ferrous ion-oxidizing bacterium Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. J Bacteriol 182
(12):3602–3606. https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.182.12.3602-3606.2000
Gan M, Zhou SG, Li MY, Zhu JY, Liu XX, Chai LY (2015) Bioleaching of multiple heavy metals
from contaminated sediment by mesophile consortium. Environ Sci Pollut Res 22
(8):5807–5816. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-3759-x
Garcia-Moyano A, Gonzalez-Toril E, Aguilera A, Amils R (2007) Prokaryotic community composition and ecology of floating macroscopic filaments from an extreme acidic environment, Rio
Tinto (SW, Spain). Syst Appl Microbiol 30(8):601–614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2007.
08.002
Gehrke T, Telegdi J, Thierry D, Sand W (1998) Importance of extracellular polymeric substances
from Thiobacillus ferrooxidans for bioleaching. Appl Environ Microbiol 64(7):2743–2747.
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Gonzalez-Toril E, Llobet-Brossa E, Casamayor EO, Amann R, Amils R (2003) Microbial ecology
of an extreme acidic environment, the Tinto River. Appl Environ Microbiol 69(8):4853–4865.
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(2015) Microbiologically induced concrete corrosion: a case study from a combined sewer
network. Cem Concr Res 77:16–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2015.06.011
Gu X, Wong JWC (2004) Identification of inhibitory substances affecting bioleaching of heavy
metals from anaerobically digested sewage sludge. Environ Sci Technol 38(10):2934–2939.
https://doi.org/10.1021/es0347134
Gu WH, Bai JF, Dong B, Zhuang XN, Zhao J, Zhang CL, Wang JW, Shih K (2017) Enhanced
bioleaching efficiency of copper from waste printed circuit board driven by nitrogen-doped
carbon nanotubes modified electrode. Chem Eng J 324:122–129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.
2017.05.024
Gurung A, Chakraborty R (2009) The role of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in alleviating the
inhibitory effect of thiosulfate on the growth of acidophilic Acidiphilium species isolated from
acid mine drainage samples from Gorubathan, India. Can J Microbiol 55(9):1040–1048. https://
doi.org/10.1139/W09-062
Haanela A, Johnson DB (2014) Microorganisms in subterranean acidic waters within Europe’s
deepest metal mine. Res Microbiol 165(9):705–712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resmic.2014.07.
007
Havlik T, Orac D, Petranikova M, Miskufova A, Kukurugya F, Takacova Z (2010) Leaching of
copper and tin from used printed circuit boards after thermal treatment. J Hazard Mater 183
(1):866–873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.07.107
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S. Venkatesa Prabhu et al.
microbial metabolic under the action of electric field. North Environ 25:49–53. https://doi.org/
10.1081/ESE-200034763
Chen H, Zhao J, Dai GL (2011) Silkworm exuviae – a new nonconventional and low-cost adsorbent
for removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions. J Hazard Mater 186(2):1320–1327.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.12.006
Choi MS, Cho KS, Kim DS, Kim DJ (2004) Microbial recovery of copper from printed circuit
boards of waste computer by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. J Environ Sci Health A
39:2973–2982. https://doi.org/10.1081/ESE-200034763
Colmer AR, Hinkle ME (1947) The role of microorganisms in acid mine drainage: a preliminary
report. Science 106(2751):253–256. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.106.2751.253
Cui JR, Zhang LF (2008) Metallurgical recovery of metals from electronic waste: a review. J
Hazard Mater 158(2):228–256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.02.001
Druschel GK, Baker BJ, Gihring TM, Banfield JF (2004) Acid mine drainage biogeochemistry at
Iron Mountain, California. Geochem Trans 5(2):13–32. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1769131
Elbehti A, Brasseur G, Lemesle-Meunier D (2000) First evidence for existence of an uphill electron
transfer through the bc1 and NADH-Q oxidoreductase complexes of the acidophilic obligate
chemolithotrophic ferrous ion-oxidizing bacterium Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. J Bacteriol 182
(12):3602–3606. https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.182.12.3602-3606.2000
Gan M, Zhou SG, Li MY, Zhu JY, Liu XX, Chai LY (2015) Bioleaching of multiple heavy metals
from contaminated sediment by mesophile consortium. Environ Sci Pollut Res 22
(8):5807–5816. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-3759-x
Garcia-Moyano A, Gonzalez-Toril E, Aguilera A, Amils R (2007) Prokaryotic community composition and ecology of floating macroscopic filaments from an extreme acidic environment, Rio
Tinto (SW, Spain). Syst Appl Microbiol 30(8):601–614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2007.
08.002
Gehrke T, Telegdi J, Thierry D, Sand W (1998) Importance of extracellular polymeric substances
from Thiobacillus ferrooxidans for bioleaching. Appl Environ Microbiol 64(7):2743–2747.
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.64.7.2743-2747.1998
Gonzalez-Toril E, Llobet-Brossa E, Casamayor EO, Amann R, Amils R (2003) Microbial ecology
of an extreme acidic environment, the Tinto River. Appl Environ Microbiol 69(8):4853–4865.
https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.71-73.13
Grengg C, Mittermayr F, Baldermann A, Bottcher ME, Leis A, Koraimann G, Grunert P, Dietzel M
(2015) Microbiologically induced concrete corrosion: a case study from a combined sewer
network. Cem Concr Res 77:16–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2015.06.011
Gu X, Wong JWC (2004) Identification of inhibitory substances affecting bioleaching of heavy
metals from anaerobically digested sewage sludge. Environ Sci Technol 38(10):2934–2939.
https://doi.org/10.1021/es0347134
Gu WH, Bai JF, Dong B, Zhuang XN, Zhao J, Zhang CL, Wang JW, Shih K (2017) Enhanced
bioleaching efficiency of copper from waste printed circuit board driven by nitrogen-doped
carbon nanotubes modified electrode. Chem Eng J 324:122–129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.
2017.05.024
Gurung A, Chakraborty R (2009) The role of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in alleviating the
inhibitory effect of thiosulfate on the growth of acidophilic Acidiphilium species isolated from
acid mine drainage samples from Gorubathan, India. Can J Microbiol 55(9):1040–1048. https://
doi.org/10.1139/W09-062
Haanela A, Johnson DB (2014) Microorganisms in subterranean acidic waters within Europe’s
deepest metal mine. Res Microbiol 165(9):705–712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resmic.2014.07.
007
Havlik T, Orac D, Petranikova M, Miskufova A, Kukurugya F, Takacova Z (2010) Leaching of
copper and tin from used printed circuit boards after thermal treatment. J Hazard Mater 183
(1):866–873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.07.107
304
S. Venkatesa Prabhu et al.