Microbial responses to coal fly ash under field conditions

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 648-652

  Schutter, Mary E ^a   Fuhrmann, Jeffry J ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BIOASSAY; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CULTIVATION; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYMES; FLY ASH; MICROORGANISMS; NITRIFICATION; SALTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ARYLSULFATASE; DEHYDROGENASE; HETEROTROPHS; MINERALIZATION; SOIL AMENDMENTS;

SOIL CONDITIONERS;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ARYLSULFATASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; COAL; OXIDOREDUCTASE; TRACE ELEMENT;

CELL ACTIVITY; CELL POPULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROP; DENITRIFICATION; FLY ASH; LEACHING; NITRIFICATION; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIA; FESTUCA; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033105831     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800020031x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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