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Tracing the Uptake of Hg(II) in an Iron-Reducing Bacterium Using Mercury Stable Isotopes

Authors :
Jeffra K. Schaefer
Nathan Yee
John R. Reinfelder
Sarah E. Janssen
Yuwei Wang
Source :
Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 7:573-578
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
American Chemical Society (ACS), 2020.

Abstract

Anaerobic microorganisms play a key role in the biological mercury (Hg) cycle due to their ability to produce bioaccumulative neurotoxic methylmercury (MeHg). However, despite recent advances, how ...

Details

ISSN :
23288930
Volume :
7
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Environmental Science & Technology Letters
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........8b68f3d0a41da49035cd4a486134f9fd
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00409