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Bioaccumulation and Biotransformation of Arsenic, Antimony, and Bismuth Compounds by Freshwater Algae

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Wastewater Treatment with Algae

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Arsenic, which is ubiquitous in the Earth’s crust, ranks 20th among the elements in abundance. Arsenic is widely but sparsely distributed in nature. Mostly the element is associated with igneous and sedimentary rocks, particularly with sulfidic ores. Arsenic enters aquatic environments indirectly from industrial and other air emissions, such as smelting operations and fossil-fuel combustion, and enters directly from localized effluent discharges.1

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Maeda, S., Ohki, A. (1998). Bioaccumulation and Biotransformation of Arsenic, Antimony, and Bismuth Compounds by Freshwater Algae. In: Wong, YS., Tam, N.F.Y. (eds) Wastewater Treatment with Algae. Biotechnology Intelligence Unit. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10863-5_5

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