Biomethylation and volatilization of arsenic by the marine microalgae Ostreococcus tauri

Chemosphere

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-53

  Zhang, Si Yu ^a,b   Sun, Guo Xin ^a   Yin, Xi Xiang ^c   Rensing, Christopher ^d   Zhu, Yong Guan ^a,e  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Jinan Academy of Environmental Sciences   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Biomethylation; Marine microalgae; Volatilization

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; ARSENIC; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; MARINE BIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; VAPORIZATION;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOMETHYLATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE MICROALGAE; MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON; MODEL ORGANISMS; OLIGOTROPHIC WATERS; OSTREOCOCCUS TAURI;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

ARSENIC; ARSENIC ACID; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; SEA WATER;

ARSENIC; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GREEN ALGA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHYLATION; MICROALGA; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER; VOLATILIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH RATE; INCUBATION TIME; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHYLATION; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; OSTREOCOCCUS TAURI; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; VOLATILIZATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ALGAE; OSTREOCOCCUS TAURI;

ARSENIC; BIOMETHYLATION; MARINE MICROALGAE; VOLATILIZATION;

ARSENIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHLOROPHYTA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; METHYLATION; MICROALGAE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84882681826     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.04.063     Document Type: Article

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