Effects of atrazine on microbial activity in semiarid soil

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 120-127

  Moreno, José L ^a   Aliaga, Asunción ^a   Navarro, Simón ^b   Hernández, Teresa ^a   García, Carlos ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Atrazine biodegradation; Metabolic quotient; Soil microbial activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750735061     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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