Application of microbial hot spots enhances pesticide degradation in soils

Chemosphere

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 511-517

  Grundmann, Sabine ^a   Fuß, Roland ^a   Schmid, Michael ^a   Laschinger, Manuela ^a   Ruth, Bernhard ^a   Schulin, Rainer ^b   Munch, Jean Charles ^a   Schroll, Reiner ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

14C isoproturon; Diffusion; Enhanced mineralization; Lysimeter; Microbial community

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; LYSIMETERS; MICROORGANISMS; PESTICIDES;

ENHANCED MINERALIZATION; ISOPROTURON MINERALIZATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CARBON 14; HEAVY METAL; ISOPROTURON; ORGANIC CARBON; PESTICIDE;

CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; LYSIMETERS; MICROORGANISMS; PESTICIDES; SOIL SURVEYS;

BIOMINERALIZATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DIFFUSION; HEAVY METAL; HERBICIDE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PH; POLLUTION CONTROL; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROFLORA; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PH; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 34147170092     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.12.065     Document Type: Article

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