Assessment of the heavy metal pollution effects on the soil respiration in the Baix Llobregat (Catalonia, NE Spain)

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 301-313

  Zimakowska Gnoińska, Danuta ^a   Bech, Jaume ^b   Tobias, Francisco J ^b  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological activity of soil; Constant pressure volumetric respirometer; Heavy metals; Respirometry methods; Soil; Soil degradation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF SOIL; CONSTANT PRESSURE VOLUMETRIC RESPIROMETER; RESPIROMETRY METHODS; SOIL RESPIRATION;

DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METALS; SAMPLING; SOIL MECHANICS; TEMPERATURE;

SOIL POLLUTION;

HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION EFFECT; SOIL RESPIRATION;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; RESPIROMETRY; SOIL POLLUTION; SPAIN;

SPAIN;

EID: 0034018821     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006105329210     Document Type: Article

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