Assessment of soil microbial toxicity on acute exposure of the anionic surfactant linear alkylbenzene sulphonate

Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 354-363

  Asok, Aju K ^a   Jisha, M S ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dehydrogenase activity; Karl Pearson's correlation coefficient; Soil microcosm; Tukey multiple comparison

Indexed keywords

ANION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETERGENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROCOSM; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL QUALITY; SURFACTANT; TOXICITY;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 84862258004     PISSN: 19947887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jest.2012.354.363     Document Type: Article

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