Effects of digested, composted, and thermally dried sewage sludge on soil microbiota and mesofauna

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 236-242

  Andrés, Pilar ^a   Mateos, Eduardo ^b   Tarrasón, David ^a   Cabrera, Cristina ^b   Figuerola, Blanca ^b  

^a CREAF   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Organic wastes; Sewage sludge; Soil amendments; Soil microarthropods; Soil microbial activity

Indexed keywords

ACARI; INVERTEBRATA; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 79956056623     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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