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Comparison of aerobic and anaerobic [3H]leucine incorporation assays for determining pollution-induced bacterial community tolerance in copper-polluted, irrigated soils

  1. Karoline Nolsø Aaen1,
  2. Peter E. Holm2,
  3. Anders Priemé3,
  4. Ngoc Ngo Hung4,
  5. Kristian Koefoed Brandt1,*

Article first published online: 5 JAN 2011

DOI: 10.1002/etc.420

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Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volume 30, Issue 3, pages 588–595, March 2011

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Aaen, K. N., Holm, P. E., Priemé, A., Hung, N. N. and Brandt, K. K. (2011), Comparison of aerobic and anaerobic [3H]leucine incorporation assays for determining pollution-induced bacterial community tolerance in copper-polluted, irrigated soils. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30: 588–595. doi: 10.1002/etc.420

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  1. 1

    Department of Agriculture and Ecology, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark

  2. 2

    Department of Basic Sciences and Environment, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark

  3. 3

    Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

  4. 4

    Department of Soil Science, Cantho University, Cantho City, Vietnam

*Department of Agriculture and Ecology, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 5 FEB 2011
  2. Article first published online: 5 JAN 2011
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 1 DEC 2010 08:09PM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 4 OCT 2010
  5. Manuscript Revised: 12 AUG 2010
  6. Manuscript Received: 2 JUL 2010

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