Microbial diversity and activity are increased by compost amendment of metal-contaminated soil

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 94-105

  Farrell, Mark ^a   Griffith, Gareth W ^b   Hobbs, Phil J ^c   Perkins, William T ^d   Jones, Davey L ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c North Wyke Research   (United Kingdom)

^d ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

14 C; Heavy metals; Municipal solid waste; Organic matter; PLFA; TRFLP

Indexed keywords

COPPER; FATTY ACID; FERTILIZER; LEAD; ZINC;

BACTERIUM; COMPOST; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FATTY ACID; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FUNGUS; HEAVY METAL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOPSOIL;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPOST; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL POLLUTION;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GLUCOSE; METALS, HEAVY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 71549146032     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2009.00793.x     Document Type: Article

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