Microbial transformations of arsenic in the environment: From soda lakes to aquifers

Elements

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 85-90

  Lloyd, Jonathan R ^a   Oremland, Ronald S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic poisoning; Biogeochemical cycles; Metal oxidation; Metal reduction; Metal resistance

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAKES; POTABLE WATER;

ARSENIC POISONING; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; METAL OXIDATION; METAL REDUCTION; METAL RESISTANCES;

METALS;

AQUIFER; ARSENIC; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; LAKE; OXIDATION; PROKARYOTE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRANSFORMATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33747887626     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.2.2.85     Document Type: Article

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