Effects of microbial processes on the fate of arsenic in paddy soil

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 186-193

  Zheng, RuiLun ^a   Sun, GuoXin ^a   Zhu, YongGuan ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

arsenic; microorganisms; rice; soil; transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872670052     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5489-0     Document Type: Review

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