The influence of yperite and the products of its hydrolysis on soil microbiota

Authors
Medvedeva, NG Polyak, YM Zinov'eva, SV Zaitseva, TB
Citation
Ng. Medvedeva et al., The influence of yperite and the products of its hydrolysis on soil microbiota, EURAS SOIL, 33(8), 2000, pp. 894-898
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture/Agronomy
Journal title
EURASIAN SOIL SCIENCE
ISSN journal
10642293 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
8
Year of publication
2000
Pages
894 - 898
Database
ISI
SICI code
1064-2293(200008)33:8<894:TIOYAT>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The influence of yperite and the products of its hydrolysis on soil microbi ota is analyzed. It is shown that yperite-polluted soils are characterized by a low oligotrophicity and the retardation of mineralization and immobili zation of nitrogen. The pollution of soil by yperite-derived products or th iodiglycol results in significant ecological shifts characterized by increa sed indices of species dominance and a decrease in the indices of similarit y and species diversity. This points to a decrease in the stability of the biosystem in general.