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The Long Term Effects of Kerosine Pollution on the Microflora of a Moorland Soil
Author(s) -
JONES J. G.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1977.tb00730.x
Subject(s) - moorland , environmental science , pollution , vegetation (pathology) , environmental chemistry , ecology , environmental engineering , chemistry , biology , medicine , pathology
Two moorland sites were examined approximately seven years after heavy pollution by a kerosine containing acid sludge. The vegetation at both sites showed no real sign of recovery, although the soil microflora at the wetter site (B) was not inhibited to the same degree as that at Site A. The general effect of the pollution was to reduce the microbial standing crop although respirometric analyses showed that the organisms which were present were at least as active as those in the control areas. The slow recovery of the sites may be due to reduced permeability and gas‐exchange at the soil‐air interface.