trace metal

collocation in English

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trace
noun
uk
/treɪs/us
/treɪs/
a sign that something has happened ...
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metal
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈmet.əl/us
/ˈmet̬.əl/
a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat ...
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(Definition oftraceandmetalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, under nutrient limiting conditions in the environment, microorganisms may secrete ligands, such as siderophores, to scavengetracemetalmicronutrients.
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Sediment samples were recovered fortracemetaland microbiological analysis as well as investigations of sediment-dwelling organisms.
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The objectives were to study the distribution of trace elements in the waters of the channel and to recover a number of fish from the area fortracemetalanalysis.
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Molybdenum, an oxygen-sensitivetracemetal, will be present in unoxidized form in strata only if there is anoxia.
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Indirectly, the hydroxyl radical can result in significant biogeochemical changes in marine systems by influencing the cycling of dissolved organic matter andtracemetalspeciation.
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Ultrapuretracemetalgrade acid is required for such determination, because small amounts of metal ions could affect the result of the analysis.
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Mangrove removal disturbs these underlying sediments, often creating problems oftracemetalcontamination of seawater and biota.
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Hutner was one of the first to appreciate the importance of organic complexing agents intracemetalnutrition of cells.
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Most of the trace metals are found as natural constituents of proteins.
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Further, as the biotic ligand model addresses, the binding oftracemetalto a site is not only dependent on the concentration of the metal in question.
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Initial results based on our experiments suggests hyperthermophilic microorganisms do not produce tungsten or any other metal-specific ligands to leach trace metals from basalts.
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Pfeiffer conducted a 12-year study which allowed him to classify behavior disorders into four categories based ontracemetalpatterns.
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Trace metals are typically required by microorganisms as micronutrients, commonly for catalytic roles in a variety of enzymes.
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These researchers concluded that the gradient in parasitism in these molluscs principally resulted from the toxic effects of trace metals on the miracidia, reducing parasite transmission to the hosts.
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Marine organic material might be an important carrier of trace metals in the examined sediments.
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The mass production of trace metals is within the range of possibilities if working faces of coal were freely available for scientists.
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However, many of the trace metals, the heavy metals, have reached the point where they are contaminating.
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