Soil Biochemistry: Volume 6: Volume 6, Volume 6

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Routledge, Jul 12, 2017 - Science - 584 pages
Explores 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

Preface
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
Index
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