Effects of road deicing salts on soil microorganisms

Plant, Soil and Environment

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 479-485

  Cernohlavkova J ^a   Hofman, Jakub ^a   Bartos T ^a   Sanka M ^a   Andel P ^b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Evernia s r o   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bacterial tests; Deicing salts; Salinization; Soil microorganisms

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 57449121571     PISSN: 12141178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/431-pse     Document Type: Article

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