Effects of acute gamma irradiation on chemical, physical and biological properties of soils

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-132

  McNamara, N P ^a   Black, H I J ^a   Beresford, N A ^a   Parekh, N R ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gamma; Soil biology; Soil chemistry; Soil sterilisation; Irradiation

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141682248     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(03)00073-8     Document Type: Review

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