Ample Arsenite Bio-Oxidation Activity in Bangladesh Drinking Water Wells: A Bonanza for Bioremediation?

Millions of people worldwide are at risk of arsenic poisoning from their drinking water. In Bangladesh the problem extends to rural drinking water wells, where non-biological solutions are not feasible. In serial enrichment cultures of water from various Bangladesh drinking water wells, we found tra...

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Main Authors: Zahid Hassan, Munawar Sultana, Sirajul I. Khan, Martin Braster, Wilfred F.M. Röling, Hans V. Westerhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/7/8/246