Changes in organic matter and enzymatic activity of an agricultural soil amended with metal-contaminated sewage sludge compost

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 15-16, 1998, Pages 2247-2262

  Moreno, José L ^a   García, Carlos ^a   Hernández, Teresa ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABACA; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; CADMIUM; CARBON; COMPOST; COPPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORDEOLUM; LACTUCA SATIVA; NICKEL; PHOSPHATASE; PLANT GROWTH; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTE UTILIZATION;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; SEWAGE; SOIL AMENDMENT;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; MUSA TEXTILIS;

EID: 0031709805     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629809370108     Document Type: Article

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