The purpose of my study was not to detect PICT but rather to show that several successive contamination events can cause a gradual decrease of the soil microbial respiration rate, and that this decrease will be stronger in chronically polluted soil.
The purpose of my study was notto detect PICT but rather to show that several successivecontamination events can cause a gradual decrease of thesoil microbial respiration rate, and that this decrease will bestronger in chronically polluted soil.