Assessment of heavy metal bioavailability in contaminated sediments and soils using green fluorescent protein-based bacterial biosensors

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-23

  Liao, Vivian Hsiu Chuan ^a   Chien, Ming Te ^a   Tseng, Yuen Yi ^a   Ou, Kun Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacterial biosensor; Bioavailable heavy metals; Contaminated sediments and soils; Green fluorescent protein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL BIOSENSORS; BIOAVAILABLE HEAVY METALS; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS AND SOILS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS;

BACTERIA; BIOSENSORS; CONTAMINATION; FLUORESCENCE; HEAVY METALS; PROTEINS; SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

METAL ANALYSIS;

ANTIMONY; CAD PROTEIN; CADMIUM; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; WATER;

BIOAVAILABILITY; GENE; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SENSOR; SOIL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOSENSOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEDIMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIN; ZINC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33646022845     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.09.021     Document Type: Article

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