title: Monitoring of microbial metal transformations in the environment.
abstract: The biotransformation of metals is an exciting, developing strategy to treat metal contamination, especially in environments that are not accessible to other remediation technologies. However, our ability to benefit from these strategies hinges on our ability to monitor these transformations in the environment. This involves monitoring metals in both solid and aqueous samples, distinguishing between different chemical states, and obtaining information on the activities of specific microbial taxa in communities that inhabit the treated site. Accomplishing these goals requires cooperation among scientists from various disciplines and would benefit from both new, innovative approaches and the tailoring of established methods to control metal mobility in the environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rutgers University, 76 Lipman Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA.
authors.forename: Heather A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Wiatrowski
authors.forename: Tamar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Barkay
mesh_terms: D001105:Archaea / Q000378:metabolism; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical