Bioavailability of heavy metals in soil: Impact on microbial biodegradation of organic compounds and possible improvement strategies

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 10197-10228

  Olaniran, Ademola O ^a   Balgobind, Adhika ^a   Pillay, Balakrishna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biosorption; Chlorinated compounds; Co contamination; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

BIOSURFACTANT; CADMIUM; CHELATING AGENT; CHLORINATED ORGANIC COMPOUND; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; POLLUTANT; SOIL;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSENSOR; BIOSORPTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIFFUSION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; IMMUNOASSAY; METAL BINDING; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; REVIEW; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHARMACOKINETICS; PLANT; POLLUTANT; SOIL;

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PLANTS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84878411151     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms140510197     Document Type: Review

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