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Bacterial Reduction of Selenium

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Microbial metabolisms play important roles in reducing soluble selanate to insoluble elemental selenium. Microorganisms capable of undergoing the reductive process have been isolated and identified. The process may be adapted to microbiologically reduce selenium in the saline drainage water generated in the west side of San Joaquin Valley thus minimizing its eco-toxic potential before releases. For effective selenium reduction, pH, salinity, redox potential and organic carbon content of the drainage water must be optimized. Amendments such as molasses, zero-valent iron, and redox mediators and microbial inoculates will significantly enhance the removal of selenium from saline drainage water.

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    Yiqiang Zhang & William T. Frankenberger Jr.

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Zhang, Y., Frankenberger, W.T. (2014). Bacterial Reduction of Selenium. In: Chang, A., Brawer Silva, D. (eds) Salinity and Drainage in San Joaquin Valley, California. Global Issues in Water Policy, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6851-2_7

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