Elucidating the role of electron shuttles in reductive transformations in anaerobic sediments

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1042-1048

  Zhang, Huichun ^b,c   Weber, Eric J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b National Research Counsel Research Associate

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOAZOBENZENE; ANAEROBIC SEDIMENTS; CHEMICAL PROBES; COVALENTLY BOUNDS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBONS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; ELECTRON FLOWS; ELECTRON SHUTTLES; ELECTRON-TRANSFER PROCESS; GLASS BEADS; MODEL STUDIES; MODEL SYSTEMS; NATURAL SEDIMENTS; NATURAL SYSTEMS; ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; REDUCTANT; REDUCTION RATES; REDUCTIVE TRANSFORMATIONS; RIVER SEDIMENTS; SOLUTION PHASE; SUBSEQUENT REDUCTIONS; SUPERNATANTS;

CHEMICAL REACTIVITY; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRONS; FIRE HAZARDS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; IMPURITIES; IRON OXIDES; KETONES; OPTICAL CABLES; ORGANIC CARBON; PHENOLS; PROBES; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FERRIC OXIDE; HYDROQUINONE; IRON OXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ELECTRON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; REDUCTION; TRANSFORMATION;

ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHEMICAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS; SUPERNATANT; SYNTHESIS;

ANAEROBIOSIS; AZO COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; ELECTRONS; ENVIRONMENT; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 64349087050     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es8017072     Document Type: Article

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