Characterization of arsenic species in microbial mats from an inactive gold mine

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 253-261

  Foster, Andrea L ^a   Ashley, Roger P ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Cyanobacteria; Leptothrix spp.; Microbial mats; X ray absorption spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BACTERIA; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; GOLD MINES; MOLECULES; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIAL MATS; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LEPTOTHRIX; MICROBIAL MATS; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; UNIQUE MORPHOLOGIES; VARIOUS SUBSTRATES;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

ABANDONED MINE; ARSENIC; CYANOBACTERIUM; GOLD; HEAVY METAL; MICROBIAL MAT; MINING; RIVER POLLUTION;

CALIFORNIA; SIERRA NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; LEPTOTHRIX; LEPTOTHRIX OCHRACEA;

EID: 0036706305     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-787302-029     Document Type: Article

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