Simple kinetic approach to determine the toxicity of As[V] to soil biological properties

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 705-713

  Speir, T W ^a   Kettles, H A ^b   Parshotam, A ^c   Searle, P L ^d   Vlaar, L N C ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d SpectraChem Analytical Ltd   (New Zealand)

^e Internationale Agrarische Hogeschool   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND PARAMETERS; DENITRIFICATION; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ENZYME ASSAY; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHATASE; SOIL DEGRADATION; SUBSTRATE INDUCED RESPIRATION; SULFATASE; UREASE;

ARSENIC; METHODOLOGY; SOIL PROPERTY; TOXICITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0032902520     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00169-2     Document Type: Article

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