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Bacterial Diversity At An Abandoned Coal Mine In Southeast Kansas, Rachel Bechtold
Bacterial Diversity At An Abandoned Coal Mine In Southeast Kansas, Rachel Bechtold
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Bacterial Diversity at an Abandoned Coal Mine in
Southeast Kansas
An Abstract of the Thesis by
Rachel Bechtold
Acid mine drainage (AMD) is found in areas of abandoned coal mines in southeast Kansas as a result of mine waste rocks and tailings create problems for the local environment. Soil bacterial population acts as a reliable indicator of ecosystem health in these human-perturbed areas. The goals of the present study were to assess the bacterial diversity of an AMD site over a two-year period and to isolate acid-tolerant bacterial species for bioremediation purpose.
In fall (2015) and summer (2016), soil samples …