Impact of trichloroethylene and toluene on nitrogen cycling in soil

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 4015-4019

  Fuller, Mark E ^a,b   Scow, Kate M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

NITROGEN CYCLING; SOIL; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DENITRIFICATION; INCUBATION TIME; NITROGEN BALANCE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; SOIL MICROFLORA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0030773810     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.10.4015-4019.1997     Document Type: Article

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