Arsenic in contaminated waters: Biogeochemical cycle, microbial metabolism and biotreatment processes

Biochimie

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1229-1237

  Lièvremont, Didier ^a   Bertin, Philippe N ^a   Lett, Marie Claire ^a  

^a Université de Strasbourg   (France)

Author keywords

Arsenic bacterial metabolism; Arsenic immobilization; Arsenic mobilization; Arsenic water contamination

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ARSENIC ACID; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AQUIFER; ARSENIC POISONING; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILM; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; EFFLUENT STANDARD; ENERGY METABOLISM; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MINING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REVIEW; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARSENIC; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 69749127409     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2009.06.016     Document Type: Review

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