Microbial mobilization and immobilization of heavy metals

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 307-310

  Unz, Richard F ^a   Shuttleworth, Kay L ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ABSORPTION; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CHEMICAL REACTION; IMMOBILIZATION; METAL METABOLISM; MOBILIZATION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029947113     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(96)80035-8     Document Type: Article

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