Attempts to derive EC50 values for heavy metals from land-applied Cu-, Ni-, and Zn-spiked sewage sludge

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 539-549

  Speir, Tom W ^a   van Schaik, Andrew P ^a   Hunter, Louise C ^b   Ryburn, Janine L ^b   Percival, Harry J ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dose response modelling; EC50.; Heavy metals; Microbial biomass C; Phosphatase. Sulphatase; Respiration; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; HEAVY METALS; MICROBIOLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SOILS;

DOSE-RESPONSE MODELLING; EC50; MICROBIAL BIOMASS C; PHOSPHATASE. SULPHATASE; RESPIRATION;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

COPPER; GRASS; NICKEL; SEWAGE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; ZINC;

LOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 33751423047     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.08.023     Document Type: Article

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