Estimation of biologic gasification potential of arsenic from contaminated natural soil by enumeration of arsenic methylating bacteria

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 332-338

  Islam, S M A ^a   Fukushi, K ^b   Yamamoto, K ^b   Saha, G C ^a  

^a DHAKA UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOREMEDIATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FUNGICIDE; LABORATORY METHOD; METHYLATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; TRANSPORT PROCESS; VOLATILIZATION; YEAST;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; GASIFICATION; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; VOLATILIZATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ARSENIC; ARSENICALS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; GASES; METHANE; METHYLATION; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 33947511510     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-006-0068-5     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Alam MB, Satter MA (2000) Assessment of arsenic contamination in soils and waters in some areas of Bangladesh. Water Sci Technol 42:185-192
2. Ali MA, Badruzzaman ABM, Jalil MA, Hossain MD, Ahmed MF, Masud AA, et al. (2003) Arsenic in plant-soil environment in Bangladesh. In: Ahmed MF, Ali A, Adeel Z, (eds) Fate of arsenic in the environment. Preprints of BUET-UNU International Symposium, Dhaka. BUET, Dhaka and UNU, Tokyo, pp 85-112
3. American Type Culture Collection (1996) ATCC Bacteria and Bacteriophages Reference Guide (catalogue), 19th ed. ATCC, Manassas, VA
4. Bentley R, Chasteen TG (2002) Microbial methylation of metalloids: Arsenic, antimony, and bismuth. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 66:250-271
5. British Geologic Survey/Department of Public Health and Engineering (2000) Groundwater studies for arsenic contamination in Bangladesh, final report, summary. Department of Public Health and Engineering, Government of Bangladesh, DFID, British Geologic Survey, Dhaka, Bangladesh
6. Clesceri LS, Greenberg AE, Eaton AD (eds) (1998) Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater, 20th ed. American Public Health Association, Washington, DC
7. Cullen WR, Reimer KJ (1989) Arsenic speciation in the environment. Chem Rev 89:713-764
8. Islam SMA, Fukushi K, Yamamoto K (2005) Development of an enumeration method for arsenic methylating bacteria from mixed culture samples. Biotechnol Lett 27:1885-1890
9. Islam SMA (2005) Gasification of arsenic from contaminated solids by anaerobic microorganisms. Doctoral dissertation. The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
10. Kaise T, Yamauchi H, Horiguchi Y, Tani T, Watanabe S, Hirayama T, et al. (1989) A comparative study on acute toxicity of methylarsonic acid, dimethylarsinic acid and trimethylarsine oxide in mice. Appl Organomet Chem 3:273-277
11. Kallio MP, Korpela A (2000) Analysis of gaseous arsenic species and stability studies of arsine and trimethylarsine by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Anal Chim Acta 410:65-70
12. Mackenzie FT, Lantzy RJ, Paterson V (1979) Global trace metals and predictions. J Int Assoc Math Geol 11:99-142
13. McBride BC, Wolf RS (1971) Biosynthesis of dimethylarsine by methanobacterium. Biochemistry 10:4312-4317
14. Michalke K, Wickenheiser EB, Mehring M, Hirner AV, Hensel R (2000) Production of volatile derivatives of metal(iod)s by micro flora involved in anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge. Appl Environ Microbiol 66:2791-2796
15. Mukhopadhyay R, Rosen BP, Phung LT, Silver S (2002) Microbial arsenic: From geocycles to genes and enzymes. FEMS Microbiol Rev 26:311-325
16. Rahman MH, Rahman MM, Watanabe C, Yamamoto K (2002) Arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh and its remedial measures. In: arsenic contamination in groundwater - Technical and policy dimensions. Proceedings of the UNU-NIES International Workshop, United Nations University and Japan National Institute for Environmental Studies, pp 9-22
17. Shariatpanahi M, Anderson AC, Abdelghani AA, Englande AJ, Hughes J, Wilkinson RF (1981) Biotransformation of the pesticide, sodium arsenate. J Environ Sci Health 16:35-47
18. Shariatpanahi M, Anderson AC, Abdelghani AA, Englande AJ (1983) Microbial metabolism of an organic arsenical herbicide. In: Oxley TA, Barry S (eds) Biodeterioration. Volume 5. Wiley, Chichester, UK, pp 268-277
19. Tamaki S, Frankenberger WT Jr (1992) Environmental biochemistry of arsenic. Rev Environ Contam Toxicol 124:79-110
20. Ueki A, Ono K, Tsuchiya A, Ueki K (1997) Survival of methanogens in air-dried paddy field soil and their heat tolerance. Water Sci Technol 36:517-522
21. Ullah SM (1998) Arsenic contamination of groundwater and irrigated soils in Bangladesh. Proceedings of the International Conference on Arsenic Pollution on Groundwater in Bangladesh: Causes, Effects and Remedies. Dhaka, Bangladesh
22. United States Environmental Protection Agency (1986) Test methods for evaluating solid waste, 3rd ed. Volume IA. EPA/SW-846. National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA
23. Wilson R (2004) Arsenic Project: Summary of the acute and chronic effects of arsenic and the extent of the world arsenic catastrophe. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA