Municipal solid waste compost amendment in agricultural soil: Changes in soil microbial biomass

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-49

  de Araújo, Ademir Sérgio Ferreira ^a   de Melo, Wanderley José ^b   Singh, Rajeev Pratap ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Composting; Microorganisms; Organic C; Plant nutrients; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949423145     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-009-9179-6     Document Type: Review

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