Response of soil microbial biomass to 1,2-dichlorobenzene addition in the presence of plant residues

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1462-1468

  Meharg, Andrew A ^a   Wyatt, Clare L ^a   Thompson, Ian P ^b   Bailey, Mark J ^b   Ellis, Richard J ^b   Maguire, Nicola ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dichlorobenzene; Pollutant degradation; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Soil microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

1,2 DICHLOROBENZENE; FATTY ACID ESTER;

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ORGANIC MATTER; ROOT; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT;

EID: 0031858687     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1998)017<1462:ROSMBT>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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