Measuring phosphatase activity in peatland soils: Recent methodological advances

Environmental Engineering Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 165-168

  Freeman, Chris ^a   Jang, Inyoung ^b   Zho, Kyoung Duk ^c   Kang, Hojeong ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

HPLC; Methylumbelliferyl phosphate; Organic soil; Quench correction

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCES; COLORIMETRIC ASSAYS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; ENZYMIC HYDROLYSIS; FLUORIMETRIC ASSAYS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HPLC; LOW LEVEL; ORGANIC SOIL; PEAT LAND; PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY; WETLAND SEDIMENTS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; PHOSPHATASES; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

WETLANDS;

EID: 84856559863     PISSN: 12261025     EISSN: 2005968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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