Effect of fly ash application on soil microbial response and heavy metal accumulation in soil and rice plant

• Published in: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Vol. 114; pp. 257 - 262
• Main Authors: Nayak, A K, Raja, R, Rao, K S, Shukla, A K, Mohanty, Sangita, Shahid, Mohammad, Tripathi, R, Panda, B B, Bhattacharyya, P, Kumar, Anjani, Lal, B, Sethi, S K, Puri, C, Nayak, D, Swain, C K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Actinobacteria - isolation & purification; Actinomycetes; Bacteria; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Coal Ash - pharmacology; Copper; Fly ash; Fungi - isolation & purification; Heavy metals; Metals, Heavy - analysis; Microorganisms; Nitrogen - metabolism; Oryza - chemistry; Power plants; Soil (material); Soil - chemistry; Soil Microbiology; Solid Waste; Zinc; Fly ash; Soil enzymes; Heterotrophs; Heavy metals; Nitrifiers; Oxidizers

Fly ash (FA), a byproduct of coal combustion in thermal power plants, has been considered as a problematic solid waste and its safe disposal is a cause of concern. Several studies proposed that FA can be used as a soil additive; however its effect on microbial response, soil enzymatic activities and...