Mercury reduction and oxidation by reduced natural organic matter in anoxic environments

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 292-299

  Zheng, Wang ^a   Liang, Liyuan ^a   Gu, Baohua ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ANOXIC ENVIRONMENT; ANOXIC WATER; DUAL ROLE; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; GLUTATHIONES; INITIAL RATE; INORGANIC MERCURY; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MERCAPTOACETIC ACID; MERCURY REDUCTION; MICROBIAL UPTAKE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; OXIDATION STATE; PHOTOCHEMICAL REDUCTION; RAPID REDUCTION; REACTION MECHANISM; REDOX CYCLING; REDUCING CONDITIONS; THIOL COMPOUNDS; THIOL FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; TOXIC METHYLMERCURY;

ALKYLATION; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

GLUTATHIONE; MERCURY; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; THIOGLYCOLIC ACID; THIOL;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOAVAILABILITY; COMPLEXATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLATION; METHYLMERCURY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTION RATE; REDOX CONDITIONS; REDUCTION; SURFACE WATER; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRANSFORMATION;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; METHYLATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REDUCTION;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BUFFERS; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MERCURY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOLUBILITY; THIOGLYCOLATES;

EID: 84855300379     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es203402p     Document Type: Article

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