Nickel complexes with soil microbial

Nickel Complexes with Soil Microbial Metabolites-Mobility and Speciation in Soils... 

Solubility of Exocellular Nickel Complexes in the Soil. To evaluate the effect of microbial metabolites on Ni solubility in soil, the soluble exocellular solution, separated after growth of the 20 selected bacterial isolates and all fungal isolates, was eluted through a column of soil. The concentrations and forms of Ni in the eluates were compared to the concentrations and forms of Ni in water and in the growth medium before and after microbial growth. A column (0.8 x 4 cm) was packed (1.5 g/cc) with sieved (<2 mm), air-dry Ritzville silt loam (1.0 g) and an aliquot of the filtered (<0.4 M<) exocellular medium (2 ml) was eluted through the soil. After 1 ml of eluant was collected, the Ni concentration was determined from the concentration of radio-tracer. Metal form was characterized in soil eluates by TLC and TLE as previously described. 

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