Influence of heavy metals and PCBs pollution on the enzyme activity and microbial community of paddy soils around an E-waste recycling workshop

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 3118-3131

  Tang, Xianjin ^a   Hashmi, Muhammad Z ^a   Long, Dongyan ^a   Chen, Litao ^a   Khan, Muhammad I ^b   Shen, Chaofeng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

e waste; Enzyme activity; Heavy metals; Microbial community; Paddy soil; PCBs

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CATALASE; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; PHOSPHATASE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; UREASE; ENZYME; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEAVY METAL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PADDY FIELD; PCB; POLLUTION EFFECT; RECYCLING; SOIL MICROORGANISM; WASTE FACILITY;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PADDY SOIL; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; SHANNON INDEX; SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANT; TOXICITY;

ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENZYMES; METALS, HEAVY; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84897893069     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110303118     Document Type: Article

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