Oxidation-reduction transformations of chromium in aerobic soils and the role of electron-shuttling quinones

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 9438-9444

  Brose, Dominic A ^a   James, Bruce R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC REDUCTION; AEROBIC CONDITION; AEROBIC SOIL; COASTAL PLAIN; CONTAMINATED SOILS; CR REDUCTIONS; DOMINANT PATHWAYS; ELECTRON SHUTTLE; ELECTRON SHUTTLING; IN-FIELD; IN-SITU REMEDIATION; MARYLAND; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MOIST CONDITIONS; QUICK TESTS; REDOX-ACTIVE; REDUCTANTS; SOIL HORIZON;

CHROMIUM; ELECTRONS; KETONES; LACTIC ACID; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDATION; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS;

ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; CHROMIUM; ORGANIC CARBON;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CHROMIUM; COASTAL PLAIN; ELECTRON; GROWTH RESPONSE; INHIBITION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC ACID; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXIDATION; REDOX POTENTIAL; REDUCTION; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOIL TYPE; TRANSFORMATION;

ARTICLE; COASTAL PLAIN; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

CHROMIUM; ELECTRONS; KINETICS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; QUINONES; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650264941     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es101859b     Document Type: Article

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