A preliminary study of some physico-chemical and microbiological characteristics of a typical urban soil
Malika Pal1 * , Archana Lalwani1 and Raksha Chauhan1
http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.5.1.28
Surface soil are the weathered end products of various soil forming factors, which involve action of climate and living organisms on a specific soil parent material. Urban soils pollution and its effect or the characterization of an urban soil is yet to receive its due attention. The diffuse contamination has been revealed to be an important source for modification of the soil of the area.Contaminants reaching the soil disturbs its structure and modify its physico- chemical properties. They also affect the biological properties of the soil by modifying the microbial community and probably making a new or modified habitat.
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Pal M, Lalwani A, Chauhan R. A preliminary study of some physico-chemical and microbiological characteristics of a typical urban soil. Curr World Environ 2010;5(1):169-172 DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.5.1.28
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Pal M, Lalwani A, Chauhan R. A preliminary study of some physico-chemical and microbiological characteristics of a typical urban soil. Curr World Environ 2010;5(1):169-172. Available from: http://www.cwejournal.org/?p=1140
