Biogeochemical transformations of arsenic in circumneutral freshwater sediments

Biodegradation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-137

  Nicholas, David R ^a   Ramamoorthy, Srividhya ^a   Palace, Vince ^b   Spring, Stefan ^c   Moore, Johnnie N ^a   Rosenzweig, R Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE DSMZ GERMAN COLLECTION OF MICROORGANISMS AND CELL CULTURES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alternate terminal electron acceptors; Arsenic; Biogeochemistry; Freshwater sediments; Microbial respiration

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY; WATERSHEDS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS;

BIODEGRADATION;

ARSENIC; ARSENIC ACID; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; ARSENOPYRITE; FERRIC OXIDE; IRON; MANGANESE OXIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE; ORPIMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARSENIC; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DIAGENESIS; FRESHWATER; MICROORGANISM; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ADSORPTION; ADVECTION; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DIAGENESIS; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EUKARYOTE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHYLOGENY; PRECIPITATION; PROKARYOTE; REDUCTION; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; TOXICITY;

ARSENIC; ARSENICALS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FRESH WATER; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; IRON; METHYLATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFATES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0038802747     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024031700533     Document Type: Review

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