Soil Enzymology in the Recycling of Organic Wastes and Environmental Restoration

by Carmen Trasar-Cepeda (Editor), Teresa Hernïndez (Editor), Carlos Garcïa (Editor), Carlos Rad (Editor), Salvador Gonzïlez-Carcedo (Editor)

Overview

Soil enzymes play a fundamental role in many soil processes such as the mineralization of organic matter, the synthesis of humic substances, the degradation of xenobiotics or the mechanisms involved in the biocontrol of plant pathogens. Their direct link with soil microorganisms gives them a key role as biomonitors of the evolution of soil quality or in the monitoring of the application of organic amendments to degraded soils. As a consequence of the importance of soil enzymes on soil processes, there is an increasing interest in their study, as well as in the application of molecular techniques as diagnostic tools.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642270253
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	11/28/2013
Series:	Environmental Science and Engineering
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2012
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

General Presentation.- Enzymes as indicators of environmental soil quality.- Applied enzymology for monitoring of soil contamination and soil restoration.- New applications of enzymes and other molecular techniques.