Heavy metal toxicity to microbe-mediated ecologic processes: A review and potential application to regulatory policies

Experimental Microbial Ecology

1983 • 356 citations

Environmental Factors that Influence the Toxicity of Heavy Metal and Gaseous Pollutants to Microorganisms

1980 • 274 citations

Physiological ecology of estuarine organisms

1975 • 267 citations

Heavy Metal Pollution and Decomposition of Spruce Needle Litter

1973 • 231 citations

Effects of Trace Elements on Phosphatase Activity in Soils

1977 • 229 citations

Heavy-Metal and Antibiotic Resistance in the Bacterial Flora of Sediments of New York Bight

1978 • 217 citations

Heavy metal pollution and soil enzymatic activity

1974 • 214 citations

Inhibition of urease activity in soils

1971 • 204 citations

Trace Metals in Health and Disease

1980 • 191 citations

Sensitivity of Various Bacteria, Including Actinomycetes, and Fungi to Cadmium and the Influence of pH on Sensitivity

1977 • 188 citations

Biochemistry of nitrification in soil

1946 • 180 citations

Metal-tolerant bacterial populations from natural and metal-polluted soils

1983 • 175 citations

Effects of zinc-smelter emissions on forest soil microflora

1975 • 170 citations

The Inhibition of Soybean Metabolism by Cadmium and Lead

1974 • 151 citations

Effect of lead on soil respiration and dehydrogenase activity

1979 • 151 citations

Forest leaf litter decomposition in the vicinity of a zinc smelter

1978 • 150 citations

Effects of copper and zinc on growth, morphology, and metabolism of Asterionella japonica (Cleve) 1

1981 • 137 citations

Accumulation of cadmium by green microalgae

1979 • 134 citations

Effects of Metals on Methanogenesis, Sulfate Reduction, Carbon Dioxide Evolution, and Microbial Biomass in Anoxic Salt Marsh Sediments

1983 • 130 citations

Heavy metal pollution, phosphatase activity, and mineralization of organic phosphorus in forest soils

1976 • 130 citations

Effects of Cadmium on the Biota: Influence of Environmental Factors

1978 • 128 citations

New perspectives in ecotoxicology

1984 • 125 citations

Testing for Effects of Chemicals on Ecosystems

1982 • 124 citations

Influence of Deleterious Concentrations of Copper on the Growth of Chlorella pyrenoidosa

1970 • 122 citations

Microfungi and Microbial Activity Along a Heavy Metal Gradient

1983 • 121 citations

Effect of Cadmium on Fungi and on Interactions Between Fungi and Bacteria in Soil: Influence of Clay Minerals and pH

1977 • 117 citations

The Effect of Deleterious Concentrations of Copper on the Photosynthesis of Chlorella pyrenoidosa

1969 • 115 citations

Effects of Trace Elements on Nitrification in Soils

1978 • 111 citations

EFFECTS OF TRACE ELEMENTS ON ARYLSULFATASE ACTIVITY IN SOILS

1979 • 106 citations

Lead inhibition of enzyme synthesis in soil

1977 • 103 citations

The effect of heavy metals on photosynthesis and loss of cell potassium in two species of marine algae, Dunaliella tertiolecta and Phaeodactylum tricornutum

1974 • 102 citations

Behavior of Chromium in Soils: IV. Toxicity to Microorganisms

1981 • 99 citations

The ecology of mercury-resistant bacteria in Chesapeake Bay

1974 • 98 citations

Reductions in the Toxicity of Cadmium to Microorganisms by Clay Minerals

1977 • 95 citations

Toxicity and bioaccumulation of cadmium in Chlorella pyrenoidosa

1977 • 95 citations

MERCURY IN A MARINE PELAGIC FOOD CHAIN1

1972 • 92 citations

Heavy metal pollution and mineralisation of nitrogen in forest soils

1975 • 89 citations

Toxicity of Nickel to Microbes: Environmental Aspects

1983 • 88 citations

Biochemistry of nitrification in soil

1946 • 87 citations

Biological monitoring Part VI—future needs

1981 • 85 citations

Abiotic factors affecting the toxicity of lead to fungi

1979 • 84 citations

Effects of lead on the soil bacterial microflora

1979 • 83 citations

The decomposition of vegetation growing on metal mine waste

1977 • 82 citations

Influence of Trace Metals on Some Soil Nitrogen Transformations

1982 • 81 citations

Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Metal-Tolerant Bacteria Isolated from an Estuary

1977 • 79 citations

INFLUENCE OF TRACE METALS ON CARBON DIOXIDE EVOLUTION FROM A YOLO SOIL

1981 • 75 citations

Application of the “ecological dose” concept to the impact of heavy metals on some microbe-mediated ecologic processes in soil

1983 • 74 citations

Effect of heavy metals on microorganisms in soils near a secondary lead smelter

1982 • 74 citations

Protective effects of certain environmental factors on the toxicity of zinc, mercury, and methylmercury to Chlorella vulgaris

1981 • 72 citations

INHIBITORY EFFECTS OF INORGANIC COMPOUNDS ON PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN CHLORELLA

1942 • 72 citations

Effect of Heavy Metals on the Denitrification Process in Soil

1979 • 71 citations

Numerical taxonomy of heavy metal-tolerant bacteria isolated from an estuary

1977 • 67 citations

Influence of Cadmium and Zinc on Carbon Dioxide Evolution from Litter and Soil from a Black Oak Forest

1978 • 66 citations

Zinc tolerance in strains of the blue-green algaAnacystis nidulans

1982 • 65 citations

Effects of addition of 12 metals on carbon dioxide release during incubation of an acid sandy soil

1977 • 63 citations

Sub-lethal effects of several metallic salts—organic compounds combinations upon the heterotrophic microflora of a natural water

1974 • 62 citations

Influence of zinc on lotic plants

1977 • 62 citations

Nickel toxicity to microbes: Effect of pH and implications for acid rain

1982 • 62 citations

Decomposition of the Iron, Aluminum, Zinc, and Copper Salts or Complexes of Some Microbial and Plant Polysaccharides in Soil

1966 • 61 citations

A comparison of the acute toxicities of tenheavy metals to phytoplankton from Saanich Inlet, B.C., Canada

1980 • 61 citations

The effect of mercuric, cadmium, and nickel ion combinations on a blue-green alga

1979 • 59 citations

Antibiotic and Heavy Metal Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Soils

1979 • 59 citations

Inhibition of marine algal photosynthesis by heavy metals

1976 • 57 citations

Microbiological effects of metal ions in Chesapeake Bay water and sediment

1977 • 55 citations

Amidase Activity in Soils: IV. Effects of Trace Elements and Pesticides

1981 • 55 citations

Effects of heavy metals in combination with NTA, humic acid, and suspended sediment on natural phytoplankton photosynthesis

1980 • 55 citations

Effects of heavy-metal additions on ammonification and nitrification in soils contaminated with cadmium, lead and zinc

1982 • 54 citations

Effects of addition of copper, manganese, zinc and chromium compounds on ammonification and nitrification during incubation of soil

1969 • 54 citations

Effects of cadmium and zinc on microbial activity in soil; influence of clay minerals. Part I: Metals added individually

1983 • 53 citations

Effect of physical and culture conditions on uptake of cadmium by <I>Chlorella pyrenoidosa</I>

1980 • 53 citations

Photosynthesis in some British coastal waters may be inhibited by zinc pollution

1979 • 51 citations

Effect of pH on tolerance of Hormidium rivulare to zinc and copper

1976 • 51 citations

SOME EFFECTS OF CADMIUM ON CONIFEROUS FOREST SOIL AND LITTER MICROCOSMS

1976 • 49 citations

BACTERIAL GROWTH AND FUNGAL GENERA DISTRIBUTION IN SOIL AMENDED WITH SEWAGE SLUDGE CONTAINING CADMIUM, CHROMIUM, AND COPPER

1982 • 49 citations

Decomposition and heavy metal dynamics of forest litter in Northwestern Indiana

1978 • 47 citations

Composition of the saprophytic bacterial communities in freshwater systems contaminated by heavy metals

1980 • 46 citations

Nitrification in three soils amended with zinc sulfate

1977 • 46 citations

Effects of cadmium, lead, and sodium salts on nitrification in a mull soil

1974 • 45 citations

Effects of Trace Minerals in the Aquatic Ecosystem

1978 • 44 citations

Developing standards for environmental toxicants: the need to consider abiotic environmental factors and microbe-mediated ecologic processes.

1983 • 43 citations

Effects of lead on the decomposition of organic matter

1979 • 43 citations

Nickel toxicity to fungi: Influence of environmental factors

1982 • 43 citations

Influence of heavy metals in spruce forest soil on amylase activity, CO2 evolution from starch and soil respiration

1977 • 42 citations

The toxic effect of copper on Oscillatoria (Trichodesmium) theibautii1

1979 • 41 citations

The effect of zinc, lead and cadmium pollution on the leaf surface microflora

1976 • 41 citations

LEAD INHIBITION OF CHLOROPHYCEAN MICROALGAE¹

1976 • 41 citations

Differential toxicities of mercury to bacteria and bacteriophages in sea and in lake water

1979 • 41 citations

Seasonal fluctuations in nitrogen fixation (acetylene reduction) by free‐living bacteria in soils contaminated with cadmium, lead and zinc

1982 • 40 citations

Inhibitory Effects of Inorganic Compounds on Photosynthesis in Chlorella

1942 • 39 citations

Influence of pesticides on activities of invertase, amylase and level of adenosine triphosphate in organic soil

1982 • 39 citations

Estimating Hazard

1980 • 38 citations

MELIMEX, an experimental heavy metal pollution study: Effects of increased heavy metal loads on phytoplankton communities

1979 • 37 citations

Effects of addition of 1000 ppm Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn on carbon dioxide release during incubation of soil alone and after treatment with straw

1972 • 37 citations

Effects of Divalent Metal Chlorides on Respiration and Extractable Enzymatic Activities of Douglas‐Fir Needle Litter

1979 • 37 citations

Influence of Vanadium on Soil Phosphatase Activity

1976 • 36 citations

Effects of Heavy Metal Pollution on Oak Leaf Microorganisms

1980 • 35 citations

The effects of zinc and copper on soil nitrification

1948 • 34 citations

Temperature, pH, salinity, hardness, and particulates mediate nickel toxicity to eubacteria, an actinomycete, and yeasts in lake, simulated estuarine, and sea waters

1983 • 32 citations

Cadmium Effects on the Nitrogen Fixation System of Red Alder

1980 • 32 citations

Soil Factors Preventing Revegetation of a Denuded Area Near an Abandoned Zinc Smelter in Oklahoma

1975 • 31 citations

Cadmium inhibition of leaf decomposition in an aquatic microcosm

1978 • 31 citations

Aquatic bacterial populations and heavy metals—I. Composition of aquatic bacteria in the presence of copper and mercury salts

1977 • 30 citations

Effects of mercury compounds on soil microbes

1973 • 29 citations

Behavior of heavy metals in forest microcosms:

1978 • 29 citations

Effects of Copper on Nitrogen Fixation and Growth of Blue-Green Algae in Natural Plankton Associations

1982 • 29 citations

The toxic effect of copper on algae and rotifers from a Soda Lake (Lake Nakuru, East Africa)

1978 • 28 citations

Effects of Lead on Biodegradation of Hydrocarbons in Soil

1977 • 28 citations

Cadmium toxicity in a cyanobacterium: Effect on modifying factors

1981 • 28 citations

Effects of cadmium and simulated acid rain on ammonification and nitrification in soil

1983 • 28 citations

Nitrification in soil treated with domestic and industrial sewage sludge

1977 • 27 citations

Toxicity of lead nitrate to algae

1973 • 26 citations

Effects of combinations of simulated acid rain and cadmium or zinc on microbial activity in soil

1983 • 25 citations

Toxicity of nickel to microorganisms in soil: Influence of some physicochemical characteristics

1982 • 25 citations

Effect of mercuric chloride on carbon mineralization in soils

1978 • 24 citations

Effects of cadmium and zinc on microbial activity in soil; influence of clay minerals. Part II: Metals added simultaneously

1983 • 24 citations

Epipelic algal communities in a eutrophic northern lake contaminated with mine wastes

1981 • 22 citations

The Effect of pH and Potassium Phosphate Buffer on the Toxicity of Cadmium for Bacteria

1978 • 21 citations

Effects of certain cadmium species on pure and litter populations of microorganisms

1980 • 21 citations

Behavior of heavy metals in forest microcosms

1978 • 21 citations

SOLUBILIZATION OF HEAVY METAL SULFIDES BY HETEROTROPHIC SOIL BACTERIA

1979 • 20 citations

Incubation study on effects of adding varying levels of nickel (as sulphate) on nitrogen and carbon mineralisation in soil

1978 • 20 citations

Environmental quality criteria: Some considerations

1981 • 20 citations

Effects of adding nickel (as oxide) to soil on nitrogen and carbon mineralisation at different pH values

1979 • 20 citations

Copper inhibition of carbon fixation in coastal phytoplankton assemblages

1980 • 19 citations

Manganese toxicity to fungi: Influence of pH

1981 • 18 citations

Incubation study of effect of pH on nitrogen mineralisation and nitrification in soils treated with 1000 ppm lead and zinc, as oxides

1974 • 18 citations

The Effects of Zinc, Lead and Cadmium Pollution on the Leaf Surface Microflora of Lolium perenne L.

1979 • 17 citations

The Effect of Cadmium on Nodulation and N₂(C₂H₂)‐Fixation by Dry Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

1981 • 17 citations

Penicillium lilacinum: Its tolerance to cadmium

1975 • 17 citations

Incubation study of nitrogen mineralisation and nitrification in relation to soil pH and level of copper(II) addition

1973 • 17 citations

Effects of addition of varying levels of copper, as oxide or phosphate, on nitrogen mineralisation and nitrification during incubation of a slightly calcareous soil receiving dried blood

1971 • 16 citations

Further studies on environmental factors that modify the toxicity of nickel to microbes

1983 • 16 citations

Cadmium in aquatic microcosms: Implications for screening the ecological effects of toxic substances

1982 • 14 citations

Mediation of the toxicity of pollutants to microbes by the physicochemical composition of the recipient environment

1980 • 14 citations

Influence of chloride ions on the toxicity of cadmium to fungi

1982 • 13 citations

Effect of pH on the tolerance of Penicillium nigricans to copper and other heavy metals.

1977 • 10 citations

Sensitivity of coliphage T1 to nickel in fresh and salt waters

1983 • 10 citations

Effect of sewage sludge on mineralisation of organic carbon in soil

1976 • 9 citations

Heavy Metal Resistance in Aquatic Bacterial Isolates

1980 • 6 citations

Effects of heavy metal pollution on the microflora of pine needles

1981 • 6 citations

Effect of pH on the Tolerance of Penicillium nigricans to Copper and Other Heavy Metals

1977 • 6 citations

Effects of heavy metals on enzyme synthesis in substrate-amended river sediments

1982 • 5 citations

Deleted Work

1955 • 0 citations