Microbial colonization and dissolution of mercury sulfide minerals

Microbial colonization and dissolution of mercury sulfide minerals

Mercury (Hg) is a toxic heavy metal that poses significant human and environmental health risks. Mineral-associated Hg is the largest reservoir of Hg in the environment where it can account for nearly 60% of the global Hg mass inventory. A large fraction of this pool is comprised of mercury sulfide...

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Main Author: Vazquez Rodriguez, Adiari Iraida
Other Authors: Hansel, Colleen
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2014
Subjects:
Biogeochemistry
Geobiology
Environmental science
Geomicrobiology
Mercury cycle
Mercury sulfide
Metacinnabar dissolution
Microbial ecology
Sulfur oxidizing bacteria
Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard.inactive:11785
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:13070080

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