Bioremediation of soil degraded by sewage sludge: Effects on soil properties and erosion losses

Environmental Management

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 741-747

  Ros, M ^a   Hernandez, M T ^a   Garcia C ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Microbial activity; Run off; Sewage sludge; Soil loss; Soil restoration

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; EROSION; RUNOFF; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOILS;

ORGANIC MATTERS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

RUNOFF;

BIOREMEDIATION; SEWAGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL EROSION;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GEOLOGY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0042691473     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-002-2839-8     Document Type: Article

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