One of the most dramatic ways humans can affect soil properties is through the performance
of military activities. Warfare-induced disturbances to soil are basically of three types …

Soil enzyme activities and heavy metal concentrations (Cd, Zn, Cu and Pb) were measured
at a general shooting range in South Korea. Total heavy metal concentrations varied with …

Civilian and military activities are sources of water and soil contamination by inorganic and
organic contaminants caused by shooting practices, warfare, and/or mechanized military …

Managing sites contaminated with munitions constituents is an international challenge.
Although the choice of approach and the use of Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) tools …

Earthworm survival tests are commonly used in terrestrial ecotoxicology to assess the
toxicity of compounds in soil. Earthworm (Eisenia andrei) reproduction tests were used to …

Advances in applied microbiology Page 1 ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY Volume
53 Allen I. Laskin Page 2 ADVANCES IN Applied Microbiology VOLUME 53 Page 3 This Page …

Xenobiotics such as explosives and pesticides released into the environment can have
lethal and sublethal impacts on soil organisms such as earthworms with potential …

We describe TNT's inhibition of RDX and HMX anaerobic degradation in contaminated soil
containing indigenous microbial populations. Biodegradation of RDX or HMX alone was …

Explosives are released into the environment at production and processing facilities, as well
as through field use. These compounds may be toxic at relatively low concentrations to a …

Activated carbon can be used to decrease 2, 4, 6‐trinitrotoluene (TNT) toxicity and promote
bioremediation of highly contaminated soil. Adding activated carbon at 0.25, 0.75, and …