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Research Article

Enzyme activities in soils under heavy metal pollution: a case study from the surroundings of a non-ferrous metal plant in Bulgaria

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Pages 49-57 | Received 11 Aug 2022, Accepted 15 Nov 2022, Published online: 04 Jan 2023

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