Effects of Metal and Metalloid Contamination on Microbial Diversity and Activity in Agricultural Soils |
Tipayno, Sherlyn C.
(Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Chungbuk National University)
Chauhan, Puneet S. (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Chungbuk National University) Woo, Sung-Man (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Chungbuk National University) Hong, Bo-Hee (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Chungbuk National University) Park, Kee-Woong (Bio-Evaluation Center, KRIBB) Chung, Jong-Bae (Division of Life and Environmental Science, Daegu University) Sa, Tong-Min (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Chungbuk National University) |
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