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Evaluation of an automated respiration method used in assessing the toxicity of zinc on soil microorganisms

Creator:

Boening, Dean W.

Abstract:

Microorganisms can be a valuable tool in assessing the toxicity of heavy metals. The soil respiration rate is a commonly explored endpoint. I utilized a fully automated respirometer incorporating an infrared gas analyzer (IRGA) and developed a method for measuring the effect of Zn on soil microbial populations. Zinc, in...

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Masters Thesis

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Knezek, 1972). Zinc is relatively mobile even at neutral pH levels (Galloway, 1982). According to