title: Roles of organometal(loid) compounds in environmental cycles.
abstract: Organo compounds form an integral part of the environmental cycles of metals and metalloids. For phosphorus, selenium, and (possibly) arsenic, they are biochemical necessities. For others, they create enhanced mobility and altered biological effects. Investigations in this area grew out of human introduction of these compounds or their precursors into the natural environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0172, USA. thayerj@ucmail.uc.edu
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Thayer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001151:Arsenic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D017753:Ecosystem; D006801:Humans; D058955:Metalloids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D012643:Selenium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D058955:Metalloids; D008670:Metals; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010758:Phosphorus; D012643:Selenium; D001151:Arsenic