Ecological Effect of p/o-Butanoylphenol on Soil Microbes

The effect of p/o-butanoylphenol on soil microbial activity was investigated. P/O-butanoylphenol at therates investigated did not significantly influence respiration rate, catalase activity, and urease activity. Soil actino-mycete populations were not affected and fungal populations were only slightly affected. Bacteria levels were initiallyinhibited (with inhibition increasing as concentration increased), but later recovered.