Ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) and tert-amyl methyl ether (TAME) can affect distribution pattern of inorganic N in soil

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 299-302

  Bartling, Johanna ^a   Schloter, Michael ^b   Wilke, Berndt Michael ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ammonium accumulation; ETBE; Gasoline additives; Nitrite accumulation; Soil microorganisms; TAME

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; ETHER; INORGANIC NITROGEN; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 77952674054     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-009-0432-5     Document Type: Article

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