Effect of arsenic contamination on microbial biomass and its activities in arsenic contaminated soils of Gangetic West Bengal, India

Environment International

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 491-499

  Ghosh, A K ^a   Bhattacharyya, P ^a   Pal, R ^b  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA   (India)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Dehydrogenase activity; Fluorescein diacetate; Microbial biomass; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOMASS; CONTAMINATION; ENZYMES; MICROORGANISMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL RESPIRATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; BICARBONATE; FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDOREDUCTASE; WATER;

ARSENIC; BIOMASS; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL RESPIRATION;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INDIA; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL AGGREGATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOLUBILITY; STRESS;

ASIA; EURASIA; GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 1542374697     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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