Assessing the impact of nano- and micro-scale zerovalent iron particles on soil microbial activities: Particle reactivity interferes with assay conditions and interpretation of genuine microbial effects

Chemosphere

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1675-1682

  Cullen, Laurence G ^a   Tilston, Emma L ^a,b   Mitchell, Geoff R ^a   Collins, Chris D ^a   Shaw, Liz J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enzyme activity; Nano; Nitrification; Polyacrylic acid; Zerovalent iron

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLASES; IRON; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; SOILS;

DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY; HYDROLASE ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; NANO; POLYACRYLIC ACIDS; SOIL MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; ZERO-VALENT IRON;

REDOX REACTIONS;

HYDROLASE; IRON; NANOPARTICLE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

AMMONIA; ASSAY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DIAMETER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INHIBITION; IRON; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXIDATION; POLYMER; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REDOX STRESS; SOIL MICROFLORA;

EID: 79951723797     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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