Methylated arsenic species in rice: Geographical variation, origin, and uptake mechanisms

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3957-3966

  Zhao, Fang Jie ^a,b   Zhu, Yong Guan ^c   Meharg, Andrew A ^d  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLARSINIC ACIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; GENOTYPIC VARIATIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; METHYLATED ARSENIC; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; REGIONAL VARIATION;

ALKYLATION; ARSENIC; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; METHYLATION;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

ARSENIC; CACODYLIC ACID;

ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLOODING; METHYLATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RICE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ARTICLE; ASIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROP PRODUCTION; EUROPE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GRAIN; METHYLATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GENETICS; RICE; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; UNITED STATES;

ARSENIC; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHY; METHYLATION; ORYZA SATIVA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

ASIA; EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877628886     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es304295n     Document Type: Article

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