Sorption of quaternary ammonium compounds in soils: Implications to the soil microbial activities

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 184, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 448-456

  Sarkar, Binoy ^a,b   Megharaj, Mallavarapu ^a,b   Xi, Yunfei ^a,b   Krishnamurti, G S R ^a,b   Naidu, Ravi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b University of South Australia and CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dehydrogenase activity; Potential nitrification; Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs); Release of sorbed QACs; Soil microbial activity; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY; POTENTIAL NITRIFICATION; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND; RELEASE OF SORBED QACS; SOIL MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOILS; SORPTION; TOXICITY;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ARQUAD; CETRIMIDE; OCTADECYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM; OXIDOREDUCTASE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMMONIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRIFICATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SORPTION; TOXICITY; TOXICOLOGY;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DESORPTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NITRIFICATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SOIL; SOIL MICROFLORA; TOXICITY;

ADSORPTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 77957877691     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.08.055     Document Type: Article

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