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cje ›› 2004, Vol. ›› Issue (5): 150-155.

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Advances in the research of biomarkers of contaminated soils

LIU Wan, LI Peijun, ZHOU Qixing, SUN Tieheng   

  1. Key Laboratory of Terrestrial Ecological Processes, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
  • Received:2003-11-16 Revised:2003-12-02 Online:2004-10-10

Abstract: As biological responses that indicate deleterious effects of contaminants on the environment,biomarkers are one of the most effective ways of monitoring and analyzing contaminated soils quantitatively.In this paper,the latest advances in some typical biomarkers indicating soil pollution,such as cytochrome P450 enzymes,antioxygenases in cells and the DNA fingerprint technique were reviewed.Application prospects for assessment and early diagnosis of the bioremediated effectiveness of contaminated soil by these biomarkers were discussed.

Key words: Sludge, Alluvial soil, Soil enzyme activity, Heavy metal

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