Gastrointestinal microbes increase arsenic bioaccessibility of ingested mine tailings using the simulator of the human intestinal microbial ecosystem

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 5542-5547

  Laird, Brian D ^a   Van De Wiele, Tom R ^b   Corriveau, Madeleine C ^c   Jamieson, Heather E ^c   Parsons, Michael B ^d   Verstraete, Willy ^b   Siciliano, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS; BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEMS; METALS; SIMULATORS; SOIL POLLUTION; TAILINGS;

BIOACCESSIBLE; BULK FRACTION;

ECOSYSTEMS; ARSENIC;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS;

ARSENIC; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; MINE WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATOR; SOIL POLLUTION; TAILINGS;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CANADA; COLON; ECOSYSTEM; INTESTINE FLORA; MINING; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; SMALL INTESTINE; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; COLON; EATING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MINING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

CANADA; GOLDENVILLE GOLD MINE; MONTAGUE GOLD MINE; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; SEAL HARBOUR GOLD MINE;

ALL METAL; ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; ARSENIC RELEASE; BIOACCESSIBILITY; CONTAMINATED SOILS; GASTROINTESTINAL MODEL; IN-VITRO; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; MICROBIAL ECO SYSTEM; MICROBIOTAS; MINE TAILINGS; NOVA SCOTIA; SIZE FRACTION; SMALL INTESTINE;

EID: 34547692716     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es062410e     Document Type: Article

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