Publications by authors named "Kun-Hui Shu"
Huan Jing Ke Xue
June 2019
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted to investigate how nanosilver affects soil microorganisms involved in nitrification and nitrogen transformation by applying different doses of nanosilver and silver ions to yellow brown and paddy soils.
- Results showed that both nanosilver and silver ions significantly reduced the populations of nitrite and nitrate bacteria, inhibited soil invertase activity, and lowered the abundance of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea.
- The presence of these pollutants led to increased ammonium nitrogen accumulation and decreased conversion to nitrate nitrogen, indicating that nanosilver and silver ions can be toxic to soil nitrification processes, with effects varying based on soil properties.
