Influence of microbial activity, organic carbon content, soil texture and soil depth on mineralisation rates of low concentrations of 14C-mecoprop - Development of a predictive model

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 45-68

  Fomsgaard, Inge S ^a   Kristensen, Kristian ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cometabolism; Metabolism; Microbial degradation; Model; Pesticides; Soil

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; MODELING; ORGANIC CARBON; PESTICIDE; SOIL TEXTURE;

EID: 0033215172     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(99)00118-0     Document Type: Article

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