TY - GEN
T1 - A Cyanide Tailings Management Method Using Pseudomonas Fluorescens to Improve Conventional Treatments for Progressive Closure at Small Gold Mines
AU - Barrezueta-Delgado, Erika
AU - Blas-Trujillo, Naysha
AU - Vasquez-Olivera, Yaneth
AU - Raymundo, Carlos
AU - Mamani-Macedo, Nestor
AU - Moguerza, Javier M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Based on the review of different research studies, we could assess that, due to their unique biological features, microbes, specifically bacteria, could be used to repair damaged soils with heavy metal and toxic compound contents. Furthermore, these microorganisms are metabolically capable to oxidize cyanide and its by-products to generate less-toxic compounds at the end of the process. This research proposal seeks to improve conventional mine closure designs, thus counteracting their negative short-term, medium-term, and long-term after-effects to the environment. The proposed technique as a solution, therefore, is microbial remediation, using pseudomonas fluorescens bacteria to oxidize this compound to non-toxic components. It will ensure operational continuity for the deposits and, in turn, the sustainability of the entire mining industry.
AB - Based on the review of different research studies, we could assess that, due to their unique biological features, microbes, specifically bacteria, could be used to repair damaged soils with heavy metal and toxic compound contents. Furthermore, these microorganisms are metabolically capable to oxidize cyanide and its by-products to generate less-toxic compounds at the end of the process. This research proposal seeks to improve conventional mine closure designs, thus counteracting their negative short-term, medium-term, and long-term after-effects to the environment. The proposed technique as a solution, therefore, is microbial remediation, using pseudomonas fluorescens bacteria to oxidize this compound to non-toxic components. It will ensure operational continuity for the deposits and, in turn, the sustainability of the entire mining industry.
KW - Cyanide
KW - Gold mining
KW - Mine closure
KW - Pseudomonas fluorescens
KW - Tailings
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85088229610
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-50791-6_42
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-50791-6_42
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:85088229610
SN - 9783030507909
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 328
EP - 334
BT - Advances in Human Factors, Business Management and Leadership - Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conferences on Human Factors, Business Management and Society, and Human Factors in Management and Leadership
A2 - Kantola, Jussi Ilari
A2 - Nazir, Salman
A2 - Salminen, Vesa
PB - Springer
T2 - AHFE Virtual Conference on Human Factors, Business Management and Society, and the International Conference on Management and Leadership, 2020
Y2 - 16 July 2020 through 20 July 2020
ER -