Microbial properties and attributes of ecological relevance for soil quality monitoring during a chemical stabilization field study

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-12

  Epelde, Lur ^a   Burges, Aritz ^a   Mijangos, Iker ^a   Garbisu, Carlos ^a  

^a NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Ecosystem health; Metal contamination; Microbial communities; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887797730     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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