Chromium accumulation, microorganism population and enzyme activities in soils around chromium-containing slag heap of steel alloy factory

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 241-248

  HUANG, Shun hong ^a   PENG, Bing ^a   YANG, Zhi hui ^a   CHAI, Li yuan ^a   ZHOU, Li cheng ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

chromium contamination; enzymes activities; soil microorganism; total Cr; water soluble Cr(VI)

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; CATALYSTS; CHROMATES; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; CONTAMINATION; ENZYMES; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; PROTEINS; SLAGS; SOILS; STEEL; VEGETATION;

CHROMIUM CONTAMINATION; ENZYMES ACTIVITIES; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TOTAL CR; WATER SOLUBLE CR(VI);

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 58649118005     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(08)60259-9     Document Type: Article

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