Biotic and abiotic mercury methylation and demethylation in sediments

Baldi F, Filippelli M, Olson GJ (1989) Biotransformation of mercury by bacteria isolated from a river collecting cinnabar mine waters. Microbiol Ecol 17: 263–274Google Scholar

Craig PJ, Moreton PA (1985) Methylation of mercury, tin and lead in aqueous and sediment environments. Environ Pollut 10: 141–158Google Scholar

Fletcher CL, Kaufman DD (1980) Effect of sterilization methods on 3 chloroaniline behavior in soil. J Agric Food Chem 28: 667–671Google Scholar

Furutani A, Rudd JWM (1980) A method for measuring the response of sediment microbial communities to environmental perturbations. Appl Environ Microbiol 40: 770–776Google Scholar

Gilmour CC, Henry EA (1991) Mercury methylation in aquatic systems affected by acid deposition. Environ Pollut 71: 131–169Google Scholar

Jackson TA (1990) Biological and environmental control of mercury accumulation by fish in lakes and reservoirs of northern Manitoba, Canada. Can J Fish Aquat Sci 48: 2449–2470Google Scholar

Mason JW, Anderson AC, Shariat M (1979) Rate of demethylation of methylmercuric chloride by Enterobacter aerogenes and Serratia marcescens. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 21: 262–268Google Scholar

Nagase H (1982) Methylation of mercury by humic substances in an aquatic environment. Sci Total Environ 24: 133–142Google Scholar

Oremland RS, Culbertson CW, Winfrey MR (1991) Methylmercury decomposition in sediments and bacterial cultures:involvement of methanogens and sulfate reducers in oxidative demethylation. Appl Environ Microbiol 57: 130–137Google Scholar

Pan-Hou HS, Imura N (1982) Involvement of mercury methylation in microbial mercury detoxication. Arch Microbiol 131: 176–177Google Scholar

Porter KG, Feig YS (1980) The use of DAPI for identifying and counting aquatic microflora. Limnol Oceanogr 25: 943–948Google Scholar

Pramer D, Bartha R (1972) Preparation and processing of soil samples for biodegradation studies. Environ Lett 2: 217–224Google Scholar

Robinson JB, Tuovinen O (1984) Mechanisms of microbial resistance and detoxification of mercury and organomercury compounds:physiological, biochemical, and genetic analyses. Microbiol Rev 48: 95–124Google Scholar

Rozycki M, Bartha R (1981) Problems associated with the use of azide as an inhibitor of microbial activity in soil. Appl Environ Microbiol 41: 833–836Google Scholar

SAS (1988) SAS/STAT User's Guide:Release 6.03 Edition. SAS Institute Inc.Google Scholar

Shariat M, Anderson AC, Mason JW (1979) Screening of common bacteria capable of demethylation of methylmercuric chloride. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 21: 255–261Google Scholar

Skipper HD, Westermann DT (1973) Comparative effects of propylene oxide, sodium azide, and autoclaving on selected soil properties. Soil Biol Biochem 5: 409–414Google Scholar

Trevors JT (1983) Effect of mercuric chloride on electron transport system (ETS) activity in sediment. Wat Air and Soil Poll 20: 265–271Google Scholar

Trevors JT (1986) Mercury methylation by bacteria. J Basic Microbiol 26: 499–504Google Scholar

Wilson DF, Chance B (1967) Azide inhibition of mitochondrial electron transport I. The aerobic steady state of succinate oxidation. Biochim Biophys Acta 131: 421–430Google Scholar

Winfrey MR, Rudd JWM (1990) Environmental factors affecting the formation of methylmercury in low pH lakes. Environ Toxicol Chem 9: 853–869Google Scholar