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Effect of metals and other inorganic ions on soil microbial activity: Soil dehydrogenase assay as a simple toxicity test

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    John E. Rogers & S. W. Li

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Rogers, J.E., Li, S.W. Effect of metals and other inorganic ions on soil microbial activity: Soil dehydrogenase assay as a simple toxicity test. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 34, 858–865 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01609817

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