Flotation reagents are hugely and increasingly used in mining and other industrial and
economic activities from which an important part is discharged into the environment. China …

Hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) is one of the persistent organic pollutants (POPs) listed by the
Stockholm Convention and poses potential risks to human health and ecosystems. To reveal …

Cropping activities may affect soil microbial activities and biomass, which would affect C and
N cycling in soil and thus the crop yields and quality. In the present study, a combination of …

The accidents of aniline spill and explosion happened almost every year in China, whereas
the toxic effect of aniline on soil microbial activity remained largely unexplored. In this study …

Vegetation restoration in disturbed areas can be achieved by passive (spontaneous
succession, PR) and active (human-induced, AR) approaches. However, the contributions of …

In this study, an isothermal microcalorimetric technique has been used to show that beta-
cypermethrin (CYP) had no significant effect (p> 0.05) on soil microbial activity at 80μgg− 1 …

The influence of two neonicotinoids, ie, imidacloprid (IMI) and acetamiprid (ACE), on soil
microbial activities was investigated in a short period of time using a combination of the …

The sulfide mineral flotation collectors are wildly used in China, whereas their toxic effect on
soil microbial activity remains largely unexplored. In this study, isothermal microcalorimetric …

Main physicochemical and microbiological parameters of collected petroleum-contaminated
soils with different degrees of contamination from DaGang oil field (southeast of Tianjin …

This study investigated the effects of root-knot nematode biocontrol agent Paecilomyces
lilacinus (P. lilacinus) strain PL1210 on ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms and fungal …