The influence of soil heavy metals pollution on soil microbial biomass, enzyme activity, and community composition near a copper smelter

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-81

  Wang, YuanPeng ^a   Shi, JiYan ^a   Wang, Hui ^a   Lin, Qi ^a   Chen, XinCai ^a   Chen, YingXu ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Availability; Community composition; Heavy metals; Soil microorganism

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM NITRATE; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; PHOSPHATASE; ZINC;

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEAVY METAL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHOSPHATASE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SMELTING; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMELTER; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; CHINA; COPPER; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALLURGY; METALS, HEAVY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZINC;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34047152220     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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