Precipitation of nanoscale mercuric sulfides in the presence of natural organic matter: Structural properties, aggregation, and biotransformation

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 133, Issue , 2014, Pages 204-215

  Pham, Anh Le Tuan ^a   Morris, Amanda ^a   Zhang, Tong ^a   Ticknor, Jonathan ^a   Levard, Clément ^b   Hsu Kim, Heileen ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINITY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFIDE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84897103199     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.02.027     Document Type: Article

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