Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

CONTENTS Foreword Preface Microbial Transformation of Trace Elements in Soils in Relation to Bioavailability and Remediation Nanthi S. Bolan, Girish Choppala, Anitha Kunhikrishnan, Jinhee Park, and Ravi Naidu Biological Effects of Boron Mustafa Kabu and M

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David M. Whitacre Editor

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology VOLUME 225

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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Editor

David M. Whitacre

Editorial Board Maria Fernanda Cavieres, Valparaiso, Chile • Charles P. Gerba, Tucson, Arizona, USA John Giesy, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada • O. Hutzinger, Bayreuth, Germany James B. Knaak, Getzville, New York, USA James T. Stevens, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA Ronald S. Tjeerdema, Davis, California, USA • Pim de Voogt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands George W. Ware, Tucson, Arizona, USA

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VOLUME 225

Coordinating Board of Editors Dr. David M. Whitacre, Editor Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 5115 Bunch Road Summerfield, North Carolina 27358, USA (336) 634-2131 (PHONE and FAX) E-mail: [email protected] Dr. Erin R. Bennett, Editor Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research University of Windsor Windsor, Ontario, Canada Email:[email protected] Dr. Daniel R. Doerge, Editor Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 7719 12th Street Paron, Arkansas 72122, USA (501) 821-1147; FAX (501) 821-1146 E-mail: [email protected]

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