Assessment of the impact of pesticide residues on microbiological and biochemical parameters of tea garden soils in India

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 723-731

  Bishnu, A ^a   Saha, T ^a   Mazumdar, D ^b   Chakrabarti, K ^c   Chakraborty, A ^b  

^a Institute of Environmental Studies and Wetland Management   (India)

^b BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

glucosidase; Fluorescein diacetate hydrolyzing activity; Microbial biomass carbon; Pesticide residues; Soil respiration; Tea

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; INSECTICIDES; PESTICIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY); RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE HYDROLYZING ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS CARBON; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; SOIL RESPIRATION; TEA;

SOILS;

CARBON; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

BIOMASS; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GARDEN; HYDROLYSIS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; RESPIRATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL RESPIRATION; TEA;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDIA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; STANDARD; TEA;

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; CARBON; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; INDIA; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TEA;

EID: 54549091133     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601230802388850     Document Type: Article

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