The microbiology of railway tracks
Subtitle: towards a rational use of herbicides on Swedish railways
By: Harald Cederlund.
Series: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae -- 2006:44.
Publisher: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Uppsala
Language: eng
Subjects: Herbicides -- Environmental aspects -- Sweden.; Weeds -- Control -- Sweden.; Railroads -- Sweden -- Maintenance and repair.
Description: Swedish railways are regularly treated with herbicides in order to keep the track beds free from weeds. However, finding appropriate preparations and dosages that provide a good weed control but that are still environmentally acceptable, has proven to be difficult. This thesis investigates some fundamental aspects of the microbiology of railways, such as amounts, activities and spatial distributions of microorganisms in the track bed, in order to provide the knowledge base for a more informed use of herbicides on railway tracks.
Notes: Thesis (doctoral)--Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2006.

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