Germanium: Environmental occurrence, importance and speciation

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-57

  Rosenberg, Erwin ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycling; Biomethylation; Dimethylgermanium; Ge 132; Germanium; Germanium sesquioxide; Methylgermanium; Recycling; Semiconductor industry; Speciation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649216644     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-008-9143-x     Document Type: Review

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