Open AccessThe participation of fungi to leach the metals from their oxides
Author(s) -
B. Orłowska,
Z. Gołab,
Jan Starosta
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta mycologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2353-074X
pISSN - 0001-625X
DOI - 10.5586/am.1982.022
Subject(s) - oxalic acid , leaching (pedology) , chemistry , environmental chemistry , inorganic chemistry , ecology , biology , soil water
The possibility to apply fungi to leach the metals from their oxides has been investigated. Some oxides were found to biological leaching. The mechanism of this process is probably connected with production of oxalic acid by those organisms