英属哥伦比亚大学(UBC)纳根校区的Deborah Roberts教授说:“矿山废物的处理一直以来都是环境难题,负责治理的企业需要花费大量的金钱和时间成本。但是现在我们发现并分离出了帮助产生酸性矿山废水的微生物,下一步的工作目标是利用抗生素对它们进行抑制,就像治疗细菌感染一样。”酸性矿山废水(ARD)会导致地表和地下水pH值升高、金属离子含量上升,对当地的植物和水体中生物健康有害。 Professor Deborah Roberts, of the University of British Columbia at UBC, said: “Mine waste disposal has always been an environmental challenge, and companies in charge of governance spend significant monetary and time costs. But now we have discovered and isolated The next step is to use antibiotics to inhibit them, just as bacterial infections. ”Acid mine drainage (ARD) can lead to elevated surface and groundwater pH and increased metal ion levels , Is harmful to the biological health of local plants and water bodies.