Products of mercury demethylation by sulfidogens and methanogens

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 690-694

  Pak, K ^a   Bartha, R ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; DEMETHYLATION; DESULFOVIBRIO; METHANOBACTERIALES; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION;

DESULFOVIBRIO; METHANE; METHANOCOCCUS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0032425818     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900816     Document Type: Article

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