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Heavy Metal Contamination of Arable Soil and Corn Plant in the Vicinity of a Zinc Smelting Factory and Stabilization by Liming
The heavy metal contamination in soils and cultivated corn plants affected by zinc smelting activities in the vicinity of a zinc smelting factory in Korea was studied. Soils and corn plants were sampled at the...
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Effects of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil on Germination, Metabolism and Early Growth of Green Gram, Vigna radiata L.
The objective of the present study was to evaluate effects of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil on the leguminous plant, Vigna radiata L. Seed germination, metabolism and early growth performance of V. radi...
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Investigating Pseudomonas putida–Candida humicola Interactions as Affected by Chelate Fe(III) in Soil
Microcalorimetric technique was applied to assess the toxic effect of EDTA-chelated trivalent iron on Pseudomonas putida (P. putida) (bacterium), Candida humicola (C. humicola) (fungus) and their mixture in steri...
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Degrading Microflora in a Tropical Oil-Production Well
The surrounding environment near Dagang oil-production well suffers polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution. In the present study, indigenous microorganisms capable of degrading PAHs were isolated an...