Reduction and accumulation of gold(III) by Medicago sativa alfalfa biomass: X-ray absorption spectroscopy, pH, and temperature dependence

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 4392-4396

  Gardea Torresdey, J L ^a   Tiemann, K J ^a   Gamez, G ^a   Dokken, K ^a   Cano Aguilera, Irene ^b   Furenlid, Lars R ^c   Renner, Mark W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIOMASS; COLLOIDS; GOLD; PH EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

BIOREDUCTION; BIOSORPTION; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

GOLD;

ALFALFA; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; COLLOID; PH; PLANT ROOT; REDUCTION; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0034667712     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es991325m     Document Type: Article

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