Arsenic is the most prevalent environmental toxic element and causes health problems
throughout the world. The toxicity, mobility, and fate of arsenic in the environment are largely …

The threat of heavy metal pollution to public health and wildlife has led to an increased
interest in develo** systems that can remove or neutralise its toxic effects in soil …

For more than 100 years it was believed that bacteria were the only group responsible for
the oxidation of ammonia. However, recently, a new strain of archaea bearing a putative …

This book presents an overview of the chemistry, geology, toxicology and environmental
impacts of arsenic, presenting information on relatively common arsenic minerals and their …

Microorganisms have evolved dynamic mechanisms for facing the toxicity of arsenic in the
environment. In this sense, arsenic speciation and mobility is also affected by the microbial …

Arsenic is the most common toxic substance in the environment, ranking first on the
Superfund list of hazardous substances. It is introduced primarily from geochemical sources …

Mono-, di-, tri-, and tetrathioarsenate, as well as methylated arsenic oxy-and thioanions,
were determined besides arsenite and arsenate in geothermal waters of Yellowstone …

The Yellowstone geothermal complex contains over 10,000 diverse geothermal features that
host numerous phylogenetically deeply rooted and poorly understood archaea, bacteria …

Thermophilic microbial inhabitants of active seafloor and continental hot springs populate
the deepest branches of the universal phylogenetic tree, making hydrothermal ecosystems …

Microbiological and geochemical surveys were conducted at three hot springs (Obsidian
Pool, Sylvan Spring, and 'Bison Pool') in Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming, USA) …