Response of a Rhizobium-based luminescence biosensor to Zn and Cu in soil solutions from sewage sludge treated soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 383-388

  Chaudri, Amar M ^a   Lawlor, Kirsten ^a   Preston, Sara ^b   Paton, Graeme I ^b   Killham, Ken ^b   McGrath, Steve P ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOSENSOR; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; COPPER; POLLUTION MONITORING; RHIZOBIUM; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; ZINC;

COPPER; LUMINESCENCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SENSOR; SEWAGE; ZINC;

EID: 0034097080     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00166-2     Document Type: Article

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