CHAPTER 14 . Occurrence, Formation and Fate of Organoantimony Compounds
279
Challenger F (1978) Biosynthesis of organometallic and organometalloidal compounds. In: Brinckman
FE, Bellama JM (eds) Orgnaometals and organometalloids: Occurrence and fate in the environment. American Chemistry Society, Washington, p 1-22
Chen CN, Focht DD (1979) Production of arsine and methylarsines in soil and in culture. Appl Environ
Microbiol 38:494-498
Choi SC, Chase T, Bartha R (1994) Metabolic pathways leading to mercury methylation in Desulfovibrio
desulfuricans LS. Appl Environ Microbiol 60:1342-1346
Craig PJ, Forster SN, Jenkins RO, Miller D, Ostah N (1999) An analytic method for the detection of
methyl antimony species in environmental matrices - methyl antimony levels in some UK plant
material. Analyst, in press
Cullen WR, Reimer KJ (1989) Arsenic speciation in the environment. Chern Rev 89:713-764
Cullen WR, Froese CL, Lui A, McBride BC, Patmore DJ, Reimer M (1977) The aerobic methylation of
arsenic by microorganisms in the presence of L-methionine-methyl-d. Journal of Organometallic
Chemistry, 139:61-69
Doak GO, Freedman LD (1970) Organometallic compounds of arsenic antimony and bismuth. Wiley
Interscience, London
Doak GO, Long GG, Key ME (1967) Trimethylantimony dihalides. Inorganic Syntheses, 9:92-97
Dodd M, Grundy SL, Reimer KJ, Cullen WR (1992) Methylated antimony(V) compounds - synthesis,
hydride generation properties and implications for aquatic speciation. Applied Organometallic
Chemistry 6:207-211
Dodd M, Pergantis SA, Cullen WR, Li H, Eigendorf GK, Reimer KJ (1996) Antimony speciation in freshwater plant extracts by using hydride generation-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Analyst, 121:223-228
Fatoki OS (1997) Biomethylation in the nature environment: A review. South African Journal of Science 93:366-370
Feldmann J, Cullen WR (1997) Occurrence of volatile transition metal compounds in landfill gas: Synthesis of molybdenum and Thngsten carbonyls in the environment. Environ Sci TechnoI31:2125-2129
Feldmann J, Hirner AV (1995) Occurrence of volatile metal and metalloid species in landfill and sewage gases. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 60:339-359
Feldmann J, Griimping R, Hirner AV (1994) Determination of volatile metal and metalloid compounds
in gases from domestic waste deposits with GC ICP-MS. Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry 350:228-234
Feldmann J, Koch I, Cullen WR (1998) Complementary use of capillary gas chromatography mass
spectrometry (ion trap) and gas chromatography inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry
for the speciation of volatile antimony, tin and bismuth compounds in landfill and fermentation
gases. Analyst 123:815-820
Gates PN, Harrop HA, Pridham JB, Smethurst B (1997) Can microorganisms convert antimony trioxide or potassium antimony tartrate to methylated stibines? Sci Total Environ 205:215-221
Giirleyiik H, Van Fleet -Stalder V, Chasteen TG (1997) Confirmation of the biomethylation of antimony
compounds. Applied Organometallic Chemistry 11:471-483
Hirner AV, Feldmann J, Goguel R, Rapsomanikis S, Fischer R, Andreae MO (1994) Volatile metal and metalloid species in gases from municipal waste deposits. Applied Organometallic Chemistry 8:65-69
Jaun B (1993) Methane formation by methanogenic bacteria: Redox chemistry of co-enzyme F430.
In: Sigel H, Sigel A (eds) Metal ions in biological systems: Biological properties of metal alkyl derivatives. Marcel Dekker, New York, 29:287-332
Jenkins RO, Craig PJ, Goessler W, Irgolic KJ (1998a) Biovolatilizationof antimony and sudden infant
death syndrome (SIDS). Hum Exp Toxicol12:231-238
Jenkins RO, Craig PJ, Goessler W, Miller D, Ostah N, Irgolic KJ (1998b) Biomethylation of inorganic
antimony compounds by an aerobic fungus: Scopulariopsis brevicaulis. Environ Sci Technol 32:
882-885
Jenkins RO, Craig PJ, Miller DP, Stoop LCAM, Ostah N, Morris TA (1998c) Antimony biomethylation
by mixed cultures of microorganisms under anaerobic conditions. Applied Organometallic Chemistry 12:449-455
Jones RD (1994) Survey of antimony workers-mortality 1961-1992. Occup Environ Med 51:772-776
Kajander EO, Harvima RJ, Eloranta TO, Martikainen M, Kantola M, Karenlampi SO, Akerman K (1991)
Metabolism, cellular actions, and cytotoxicity of selenomethionine in cultured-cells. Bioi Trace
Elem Res 28:39-45
Koch I, Feldmann J, Lintschinger J, Serves SV, Cullen WR, Reimer KJ (1998) Demethylation of
trimethylantimony species in aqueous solution during analysis by hydride generation gas chromatography with AAS and ICP MS detection. Applied Organometallic Chemistry 12:129-136
Krupp EM, Griimping R, Furchtbar UR, Hirner AV (1996) Speciation of metals and metalloids in
sediments with LTGC/ICP-MS. Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry 354:546-549
279
Challenger F (1978) Biosynthesis of organometallic and organometalloidal compounds. In: Brinckman
FE, Bellama JM (eds) Orgnaometals and organometalloids: Occurrence and fate in the environment. American Chemistry Society, Washington, p 1-22
Chen CN, Focht DD (1979) Production of arsine and methylarsines in soil and in culture. Appl Environ
Microbiol 38:494-498
Choi SC, Chase T, Bartha R (1994) Metabolic pathways leading to mercury methylation in Desulfovibrio
desulfuricans LS. Appl Environ Microbiol 60:1342-1346
Craig PJ, Forster SN, Jenkins RO, Miller D, Ostah N (1999) An analytic method for the detection of
methyl antimony species in environmental matrices - methyl antimony levels in some UK plant
material. Analyst, in press
Cullen WR, Reimer KJ (1989) Arsenic speciation in the environment. Chern Rev 89:713-764
Cullen WR, Froese CL, Lui A, McBride BC, Patmore DJ, Reimer M (1977) The aerobic methylation of
arsenic by microorganisms in the presence of L-methionine-methyl-d. Journal of Organometallic
Chemistry, 139:61-69
Doak GO, Freedman LD (1970) Organometallic compounds of arsenic antimony and bismuth. Wiley
Interscience, London
Doak GO, Long GG, Key ME (1967) Trimethylantimony dihalides. Inorganic Syntheses, 9:92-97
Dodd M, Grundy SL, Reimer KJ, Cullen WR (1992) Methylated antimony(V) compounds - synthesis,
hydride generation properties and implications for aquatic speciation. Applied Organometallic
Chemistry 6:207-211
Dodd M, Pergantis SA, Cullen WR, Li H, Eigendorf GK, Reimer KJ (1996) Antimony speciation in freshwater plant extracts by using hydride generation-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Analyst, 121:223-228
Fatoki OS (1997) Biomethylation in the nature environment: A review. South African Journal of Science 93:366-370
Feldmann J, Cullen WR (1997) Occurrence of volatile transition metal compounds in landfill gas: Synthesis of molybdenum and Thngsten carbonyls in the environment. Environ Sci TechnoI31:2125-2129
Feldmann J, Hirner AV (1995) Occurrence of volatile metal and metalloid species in landfill and sewage gases. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 60:339-359
Feldmann J, Griimping R, Hirner AV (1994) Determination of volatile metal and metalloid compounds
in gases from domestic waste deposits with GC ICP-MS. Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry 350:228-234
Feldmann J, Koch I, Cullen WR (1998) Complementary use of capillary gas chromatography mass
spectrometry (ion trap) and gas chromatography inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry
for the speciation of volatile antimony, tin and bismuth compounds in landfill and fermentation
gases. Analyst 123:815-820
Gates PN, Harrop HA, Pridham JB, Smethurst B (1997) Can microorganisms convert antimony trioxide or potassium antimony tartrate to methylated stibines? Sci Total Environ 205:215-221
Giirleyiik H, Van Fleet -Stalder V, Chasteen TG (1997) Confirmation of the biomethylation of antimony
compounds. Applied Organometallic Chemistry 11:471-483
Hirner AV, Feldmann J, Goguel R, Rapsomanikis S, Fischer R, Andreae MO (1994) Volatile metal and metalloid species in gases from municipal waste deposits. Applied Organometallic Chemistry 8:65-69
Jaun B (1993) Methane formation by methanogenic bacteria: Redox chemistry of co-enzyme F430.
In: Sigel H, Sigel A (eds) Metal ions in biological systems: Biological properties of metal alkyl derivatives. Marcel Dekker, New York, 29:287-332
Jenkins RO, Craig PJ, Goessler W, Irgolic KJ (1998a) Biovolatilizationof antimony and sudden infant
death syndrome (SIDS). Hum Exp Toxicol12:231-238
Jenkins RO, Craig PJ, Goessler W, Miller D, Ostah N, Irgolic KJ (1998b) Biomethylation of inorganic
antimony compounds by an aerobic fungus: Scopulariopsis brevicaulis. Environ Sci Technol 32:
882-885
Jenkins RO, Craig PJ, Miller DP, Stoop LCAM, Ostah N, Morris TA (1998c) Antimony biomethylation
by mixed cultures of microorganisms under anaerobic conditions. Applied Organometallic Chemistry 12:449-455
Jones RD (1994) Survey of antimony workers-mortality 1961-1992. Occup Environ Med 51:772-776
Kajander EO, Harvima RJ, Eloranta TO, Martikainen M, Kantola M, Karenlampi SO, Akerman K (1991)
Metabolism, cellular actions, and cytotoxicity of selenomethionine in cultured-cells. Bioi Trace
Elem Res 28:39-45
Koch I, Feldmann J, Lintschinger J, Serves SV, Cullen WR, Reimer KJ (1998) Demethylation of
trimethylantimony species in aqueous solution during analysis by hydride generation gas chromatography with AAS and ICP MS detection. Applied Organometallic Chemistry 12:129-136
Krupp EM, Griimping R, Furchtbar UR, Hirner AV (1996) Speciation of metals and metalloids in
sediments with LTGC/ICP-MS. Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry 354:546-549