[1]Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering;
Southern Illinois University Carbondale;
1230 Lincoln Drive;
Carbondale;
IL 62901;
USA;
[2]Department of Environmental and Sustainable Engineering;
State University of New York at Albany;
1400 Washington Ave;
Albany;
NY 12222;
USA;
Cryptococcus curvatus; Candida bombicola; Phanerochaete chrysosporium - Coal fly ash; Bioleaching; Rare earth elements; Trace metals;