Lasting microbiological and biochemical effects of the addition of municipal solid waste to an arid soil

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 1-6

  Pascual, J A ^a   Garcia C ^a   Hernandez, T ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arid soil; Basal respiration; Biomass carbon; Dehydrogenase activity; Soil enzyme

Indexed keywords

ARID SOIL; BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT CYCLE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOLID WASTE;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIOCHEMISTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033367693     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050579     Document Type: Article

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