Production of volatile derivatives of metal(loid)s by microflora involved in anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2791-2796

  Michalke, K ^a   Wickenheiser, E B ^b   Mehring, M ^a   Hirner, A V ^a   Hensel, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL DERIVATIVE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; METHANOBACTERIUM; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANTIMONY; ARCHAEA; ARSENIC; ARSENICALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BISMUTH; CLOSTRIDIUM; DESULFOVIBRIO; EURYARCHAEOTA; METALS; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; SELENIUM; SEWAGE; TELLURIUM; VOLATILIZATION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM COLLAGENOVORANS; DESULFOVIBRIO GIGAS; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS; METHANOBACTERIUM FORMICICUM; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS;

EID: 0033933731     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.7.2791-2796.2000     Document Type: Article

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