Microbial biomass and its mineralization activity in a comparative study of five anthropogenic grassland soils contaminated by persistent organic pollutants

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 113-126

  Skoda M ^a   Dusek L ^a   Holoubek, I ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Mineralization activity; Persistent organic pollutants; Soil microbial biomass; Soil pollution

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; AROMATIC POLYMERS; BIOMASS; CARBON; GLUCOSE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REACTION KINETICS;

MINERALIZATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0031922632     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772249809358589     Document Type: Article

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