Speciation and quantitative mapping of metal species in microbial biofilms using scanning transmission X-ray microscopy

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1556-1565

  Dynes, James J ^a   Tyliszczak, Tolek ^b   Araki, Tohru ^a,d   Lawrence, John R ^c   Swerhone, George D W ^c   Leppard, Gary G ^c   Hitchcock, Adam P ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOFILMS; IMAGE RECORDING; MAPPING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES; METAL SPECIES; MICROBIAL BIOFILMS;

METAL ANALYSIS;

FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; MANGANESE; METAL DERIVATIVE; NICKEL; OXIDE; RIVER WATER;

ABSORPTION; BIOFILMS; IMAGE RECORDING; MAPPING; METAL ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

BIOFILM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXTRACTION; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; OXIDATION; PH MEASUREMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNCHROTRON; TECHNIQUE;

BIOFILMS; MANGANESE; MICROSCOPY; NICKEL; X-RAYS;

EID: 33644887748     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0513638     Document Type: Article

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