Microbial respiration as an indication of metal toxicity in contaminated organic materials and soil

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 185, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 1140-1147

  Nwachukwu, O I ^a   Pulford, I D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amendment stability; Heavy metals; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

AMENDMENT STABILITY; AS-SOILS; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; CONTAMINATED MATERIALS; CONTAMINATED SOILS; GREEN WASTE COMPOST; METAL TOXICITY; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; ORGANIC CARBON CONTENTS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; PB/ZN MINE; SOIL RESPIRATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; LEAD; MATERIALS; METALS; ORGANIC CARBON; RATING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; TOXICITY; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

COPPER;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COPPER; LEAD; PEAT; ZINC;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOST; HEAVY METAL; INHIBITION; ION EXCHANGE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINE; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTION EFFECT; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION; STABILIZATION; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BARK; CATION EXCHANGE; COIR; COMPOST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; EVOLUTION; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

METALS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 78649927289     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.10.024     Document Type: Article

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