Copper toxicity thresholds in Chinese soils based on substrate-induced nitrification assay

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 294-300

  Li, Xiao Fang ^a,b   Sun, Jin Wei ^c   Huang, Yi Zong ^b   Ma, Yi Bing ^d   Zhu, Yong Guan ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese soil; Copper; Nitrification assay; Toxicity threshold

Indexed keywords

CHINESE SOIL; COPPER TOXICITY; CU-BASED; EFFECTIVE CONCENTRATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EMPIRICAL MODEL; PROTECTIVE EFFECTS; SOIL PH; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SOLUTIONS; STEPWISE MULTIPLE REGRESSION; TERRESTRIAL BIOTIC LIGAND MODEL (TBLM);

CALCIUM; COPPER; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEACHING; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TESTING; TOXICITY;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

COPPER; MAGNESIUM ION;

ASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LEACHING; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NITRIFICATION; PH; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TEST; THRESHOLD; TOXICITY TEST;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHINESE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEACHING; NITRIFICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHINA; COPPER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LINEAR MODELS; NITROGEN; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 77951137553     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.51     Document Type: Article

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