Bioavailability of atrazine to soil microbes in the presence of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestrius (L.)

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 555-559

  Meharg, Andrew A ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; BIOAVAILABILITY; EARTHWORM; HERBICIDE; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

LUMBRICUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0030111882     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-0717(95)00165-4     Document Type: Article

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