Influence of microbes on the mobilization, toxicity and biomethylation of arsenic in soil

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 236, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 173-180

  Turpeinen, R ^a   Pantsar Kallio, M ^a   Haggblom M ^b   Kairesalo, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arsenic; Microbes; Mobility; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; METHYLATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0032835085     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00269-7     Document Type: Article

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