Effects of mining wastewater discharges on heavy metal pollution and soil enzyme activity of the paddy fields

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 147, Issue PB, 2014, Pages 139-150

  Hu, Xue Feng ^a   Jiang, Ying ^a   Shu, Ying ^a   Hu, Xing ^a   Liu, Liming ^b   Luo, Fan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Mining wastewater; Paddy fields; Soil enzyme activity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; BIOMASS; CARBON; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEAVY METALS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; LONG-TERM IRRIGATIONS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS CARBON; MICROBIAL PARAMETERS; MINING WASTEWATER; PADDY FIELDS; SOIL ENZYME ACTIVITY;

RIVER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEAVY METAL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINING; PADDY FIELD; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTEWATER;

CHINA; HUNAN;

EID: 84912558489     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2014.08.001     Document Type: Article

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