Potential role of the Fe(III)-reducing bacteria Geobacter and Geothrix in controlling arsenic solubility in Bengal delta sediments

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 865-875

  Islam, F S ^a   Boothman, C ^a   Gault, A G ^a   Polya, D A ^a   Lloyd, Jon R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arsenic; As(V) reduction; Bengal; Biogeochemistry; Dissimilatory metal reduction; Fe(III) reduction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; OXIDE MINERALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REDUCTION; SEDIMENTS; SOLUBILITY;

ARSENIC REDUCTION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DISSIMILATORY METAL REDUCTION; IRON REDUCTION;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; BENGAL; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; GEOTHRIX; GEOTHRIX FERMENTANS;

EID: 31344442578     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461056950294     Document Type: Article

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