Geothermal arsenic in Taiwan: geochemistry and microbial diversity
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Paper/Presentation Title | Geothermal arsenic in Taiwan: geochemistry and microbial diversity |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Maity, J. P. (Author), Chen, C.-Y. (Author), Nath, B. (Author), Bundschuh, J. (Author) and Bhattacharya, P. (Author) |
Editors | Ng, Jack C., Noller, Barry N., Naidu, Ravi, Bundschuh, Jochen and Bhattacharya, Prosun |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment (AS 2012) |
Number of Pages | 3 |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | Boca Raton, FL. United States |
ISBN | 9780415637633 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1201/b12522-195 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/b12522-195/geothermal-arsenic-taiwan-geochemistry-microbial-diversity-maity-chen-nath-bundschuh-bhattacharya |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.1201/b12522/understanding-geological-medical-interface-arsenic-2012-ravi-naidu-jack-ng-jochen-bundschuh-barry-noller-prosun-bhattacharya |
Conference/Event | 4th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment: Understanding the Geological and Medical Interface of Arsenic (AS 2012) |
Event Details | 4th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment: Understanding the Geological and Medical Interface of Arsenic (AS 2012) Parent International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment (AS) Event Date 22 to end of 27 Jul 2012 Event Location Cairns, Australia |
Abstract | This study describes the fluid chemical compositions and related microbial diversity in geothermal systems of Taiwan. The fluid samples were collected from several geothermal springs located in northern and southern Taiwan. The pH values of the fluids showed diverse character of the geothermal systems, some are acidic in nature while few showed alkaline in nature. The fluids also contain high arsenic concentrations with As(III) as the dominant species. Yang-Ming-Shan and Beitou hot springs in northern Taiwan were characterized by sulfur spring type (contains H-SO 4). The 16S rRNA gene sequence of microbial community indicated the presence of thiosulfate-oxidizing, alkaliphilic, psychrotolerant and chemo-organoheterotrophy bacterium such as Limnobacter thiooxidans, Clostridium sulfidigenes and Des-ulfovibrio psychrotolerans, respectively. |
Keywords | arsenic; geothermal fields; hot springs; sulfur; Southern Taiwan |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410402. Environmental assessment and monitoring |
370799. Hydrology not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan |
University of Sydney | |
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden | |
University of Queensland | |
University of South Australia | |
National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q29w2/geothermal-arsenic-in-taiwan-geochemistry-and-microbial-diversity
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