Mechanisms of nickel toxicity in microorganisms
1.0 Introduction. Nickel concentrations vary widely in different environmental niches, with low nanomolar [i.e., ~0.1 μg/g (ppm)] to low micromolar [i.e., ~0.1 ng/g (ppb)] levels in many aquatic systems, 10–40 ppm in most soils, and several 100 ppm in serpentine soils. 1 In addition, nickel is a common industrial pollutant with concentrations in wastewater …
