Antimony bioavailability in mine soils

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-100

  Flynn, Helen C ^a   Meharg, Andy A ^a   Bowyer, Phillipa K ^a   Paton, Graeme I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimony; Arsenic; Bacterial biosensors; Heavy metals; Soil

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH HAZARDS; MINING; SMELTING;

BIOAVAILABILITY;

SOILS;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; COPPER; GROUND WATER; LEAD; ZINC;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BIOAVAILABILITY; MINE; SMELTING;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOSENSOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; IMMOBILIZED BIOMASS; LEACHING; MINING; NONHUMAN; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; SOLUBILITY; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANTIMONY; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; GREAT BRITAIN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALLURGY; MINING; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037411197     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00411-6     Document Type: Article

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