Evaluation of the toxicity of heavy metals and organic compounds in compost by means of two germination-elongation tests

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 19, Issue 5 A, 2010, Pages 956-962

  Paradelo, Remigio ^a   Villada, Antía ^a   González, Desiree ^a   Barral, María Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Butyric acid; Cu; Pb; Propionic acid; Zn

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ETHANOL; FATTY ACID; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GERMINATION; GRASS; HEAVY METAL; IMBIBITION; INHIBITION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHYTOTOXICITY; SEED; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOXICITY TEST;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM;

EID: 77954247245     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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