Microbial indicators of heavy metal contamination in urban and rural soils

Chemosphere

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1942-1952

  Yang, Yuangen ^a   Campbell, C D ^b   Clark, L ^b   Cameron, C M ^b   Paterson, E ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioavailability, catabolic, diversity metals; Physiological profiles; Sequential extraction

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; BIOMASS; CONTAMINATION; CORRELATION METHODS; HEAVY METALS; MICROORGANISMS; SOILS;

BIOAVAILABILITY, CATABOLIC, DIVERSITY METALS; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROFILES; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; URBAN SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ACETIC ACID; CADMIUM; CHLORIDE; COPPER ION; HEAVY METAL; HYDROXYLAMINE; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC ION;

BIOMARKERS; BIOMASS; CONTAMINATION; CORRELATION METHODS; HEAVY METALS; MICROORGANISMS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

BIOINDICATOR; CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NICKEL; SOIL POLLUTION; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BREATHING RATE; CATABOLISM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; METAL EXTRACTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; RURAL AREA; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 33646523815     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.10.009     Document Type: Article

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