Effects of copper on sulfate reduction in bacterial consortia enriched from metal-contaminated and uncontaminated sediments

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 225-230

  Jin, Song ^a   Drever, James I ^b   Colberg, Patricia J S ^c  

^a WESTERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Metal removal; Metal sulfides; Metal toxicity; Sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

METAL REMOVAL; METAL SULFIDES; METAL TOXICITY; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIA;

COPPER;

COPPER; FRESH WATER; SULFATE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

COPPER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; METAL EXTRACTION; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; TOXICITY; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA; COPPER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; SULFATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33846705391     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-190R.1     Document Type: Article

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