Soil factors controlling the toxicity of copper and zinc to microbial processes in Australian soils

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 583-590

  Broos, Kris ^a   Warne, Michael St J ^a   Heemsbergen, Diane A ^a   Stevens, Daryl ^b   Barnes, Mary B ^a   Correll, Raymond L ^a   McLaughlin, Mike J ^a,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Arris Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Metals; Nitrification; Respiration; Soil; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; MICROBIOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; RESPIRATORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS; ZINC;

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY (CEC); EXTRACTABLE METAL CONCENTRATIONS; RESPIRATION; SUBSTRATE-INDUCED RESPIRATION (SIR);

TOXICITY;

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; COPPER; COPPER SULFATE; METAL; ZINC; ZINC SULFATE;

COPPER; NITRIFICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL RESPIRATION; TOXICITY; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NITRIFICATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL RESPIRATION;

AUSTRALIA; BACTERIA; COPPER SULFATE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LINEAR MODELS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; ZINC SULFATE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34247534472     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-302R.1     Document Type: Article

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