Short-term effects of high-concentration uranium pollution on soil enzyme activity and microbial metabolism in farmland soil

Sen HUANG; Xiaoming CHEN; Guyu ZHANG; Jiali HUANG; Lili ZHANG; Yuxuan XU

doi:10.11889/j.1000-3436.2022-0022

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