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Effects of Copper Toxicity on Soil Microbial Biomass

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 01/2000; DOI:http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=openurl&genre=article&issn=10288880&date=2000&volume=3&issue=6&spage=907
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ABSTRACT The wide utilization of copper in agriculture and industrial processes in addition to many other uses associated with human activities causes both point and non-point source pollution of the environment with copper. Although copper is relatively non-toxic to mammals and essential micronutrient necessary for a wide variety of prokaryotic and eukaryotic metabolic activities, is toxic to all organisms if present in elevated concentrations. Copper pollution in agricultural posing soils can adversely affect the living part of soil organic matter serious threat to sustained food and fiber production.

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Keywords

Copper pollution
 
essential micronutrient necessary
 
eukaryotic metabolic activities
 
fiber production
 
human activities causes
 
mammals
 
non-point source pollution
 
prokaryotic
 
soil organic matter serious threat
 
soils
 
wide utilization
 
wide variety