Enzymatic activities in an arid soil amended with urban organic wastes: Laboratory experiment

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-138

  Pascual, Jose Antonio ^a   Hernandez, Teresa ^a   Garcia, Carlos ^a   Ayuso, Miguel ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arid soil; Biochemical parameters; Compost; Enzymatic activity; Municipal soil wastes; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTE UTILIZATION;

HYDROLASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SOIL ENZYMES;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

HYDROLASE; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARID SOIL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ORGANIC WASTE; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOIL AMENDMENT;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SOIL TREATMENT; SOLID WASTE; TIME;

EID: 0032079403     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(97)00171-5     Document Type: Article

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