Soil Biochemistry: Volume 6: Volume 6, Volume 6Explores the role of biochemical processes in the soil environment, particularly the activity of microorganisms, and the potential application of those processes to environmental biotechnology. The 11 papers also highlight the application of molecular biology and microbial genetics to soil biology a |
Contents
Role of Soil Minerals in Transformations of Natural | |
Anaerobic Microbial Transformation of Nonoxygenated | |
Microbial Production of Cytokinins | |
Pseudomonads as Antagonists of Soilborne Plant | |
Ecological Significance of the Biological Activity in Soil | |
The Significance of Soil Microbial Biomass Estimations | |
Cycling of Soil Nutrients by Microbial Biomass | |
Microbial Community Responses to Organometals | |
Transformations of Organometals in Soils | |
Bioremediation and Management of Organometals | |
Future Research Needs and Directions | |
References | |
Effects of Microorganisms on the Environmental Mobility of Radionuclides L D Birch and R Bachofen I Introduction | |
Free and Complexed Radionuclides | |
Radionuclides Adsorbed or Assimilated by Living Organisms | |
Microbial Biomass as an Ecological Marker | |
Significance of Microbial Biomass in Global C and N Cycles | |
References | |
Origin Nature Content Decomposition and Effect on Soil Physical Properties H Dinel M Schnitzer and G R Mehuys I Introduction | |
Origin of Soil Lipids | |
Content and Chemical Composition of Soil Lipids | |
Decomposition of Soil Lipids | |
Effect of Lipids on Soil Physical Properties | |
Concluding Remarks References | |
Interactions Between Soil Microbial Communities and Organometallic Compounds Donald A Klein and John S Thayer I Introduction | |
Organometal Characteristics and Transformations | |
Metals and Organometals in the Soil Environment | |
Discussion | |
Future Considerations | |
Summary | |
References | |
Viruses in the Soil Environment Samuel R Farrah and Gabriel Bitton I Sources and Types of Viruses in Soil | |
Detection of Enteric Viruses in Soil III Factors Influencing Virus Adsorption on Soil | |
Virus Transport Through Soil | |
Virus Persistence in Soil | |
Enteric Viruses in Ground Water | |
Conclusions References | |
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