Concentration effects of 1,2-dichlorobenzene on soil microbiology

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1891-1898

  Thompson, Ian P ^a   Bailey, Mark J ^a   Boyd, Elaine M ^a   Maguire, Nicola ^a   Meharg, Andrew A ^a   Ellis, Richard J ^b  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concentration effects; Dichlorobenzene; Microbial diversity; Soil microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

1,2 DICHLOROBENZENE;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BIOMASS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TAXONOMY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032803983     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1999)018<1891:CEODOS>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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