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Effects of road salt on microbial communities: Halophiles as biomarkers of road salt pollution

Increased use of salting to de-ice roadways, especially in urban areas, is leading to elevated salinity levels in soil as well as surface- and ground water. This salt pollution may cause long-term ecological changes to soil and aquatic microbial communities. In this study, we examined the impact on...

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Autores principales: Pecher, Wolf T., Al Madadha, M. Emad, DasSarma, Priya, Ekulona, Folasade, Schott, Eric J., Crowe, Kelli, Gut, Bojana Stojkovic, DasSarma, Shiladitya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6726365/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31483804
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221355