Frontiers Effect of Divalent Cations Cu Zn Pb Cd and Sr on
Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation MICP is a bio geochemical process involving calcium carbonate precipitation and possible co precipitation of other metals The study investigated the extent to which a urease positive bacterium Sporosarcina pasteurii can tolerate a range of metals Cu Zn Pb Cd and Sr and analyzed the role of calcium carbonate bioprecipitation