Medírcio, Silvia NicolatoLeão, Versiane AlbisTeixeira, Mônica Cristina2014-09-082014-09-082006MEDÍRCIO, S. N. et al. Specific growth rate of sulfate reducing bacteria in the presence of manganese and cadmium. Journal of Hazardous Materials, v. 143, p. 593-596, 2006. Disponível em: <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389406011587>. Acesso em: 2 set. 2014.0304-3894http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/3625The development of technologies based on the use of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) to treat sulfate contaminated wastewaters has produced a cost-effective route to precipitate metals. In this work the effects of cadmium and manganese in the SRB growth rates were assessed. It was observed that duplication time is 50 h in the presence of cadmium and 6 h in the presence of manganese, thus showing that the SRB growth rate was more affected by the presence of cadmium. A low sulfate reduction (maximum 25%) occurred which was sufficient for metal precipitation. The results are discussed considering their implications for metal precipitation in acid mining drainage.en-USSpecific growth rateSulfate-reducing bacteriaCadmiumManganeseArtigo publicado em periodicoO periódico Journal of Hazardous Materials concede permissão para depósito deste artigo no Repositório Institucional da UFOP. Número da licença: 3456021433058.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.09.079