ABSTRACT
Since the early twentieth century, there has been a rapid growth in industrialization. Simultaneously, the world population has increased many folds. Each of these has contributed to large amounts of waste that are harmful to the environment as well as to the human population. The mining
CONTENTS
8.1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 185 8.2 Mining Wastes ............................................................................................ 187
8.2.1 Selection of Microorganisms for Wastewater Treatment ......... 188 8.2.2 Types of Mining Wastes: Inorganic ............................................. 189 8.2.3 Types of Mining Wastes: Organic ............................................... 189 8.2.4 Types of Mining Wastes: Metal Excess ....................................... 189 8.2.5 Isolation of Microorganisms for Wastewater Treatment .......... 191 8.2.6 Wastewater Treatment of Mining-Generated Wastes ............... 191
8.3 Wastewater Treatment of Oil Wastes ...................................................... 197 8.3.1 Drilling Fluid-Contaminated Wastewater Treatment ............. 198 8.3.2 Edible Oil-Contaminated Wastewater Treatment .................... 199 8.3.3 Petroleum-Contaminated Wastewater Treatment ....................200
