INFLUENCE OF PAPER INDUSTRY EFFLUENTS ON SOIL CELLULASE AND AMYLASE ACTIVITIESLAVUDI SAIDA AND KONDA KINDI VENKATESWAR REDDYAbstract Release of pulp and paper industry effluents on to the agricultural lands causes an indicative charge in nutrient cycling and organic matter processing. In the present study, pulp and paper mill effluent discharged soil (test) and undischarged soil (control) were collected from the surrounding areas of pulp and paper mill industry. The soil enzyme activities such as Cellulase and Amylase were examined. The experimental results indicated that, the selected soil enzyme activities were significantly higher in the test soil sample than the control. Additionally, activities were increased with increasing the incubation period up to 21 day over 0 day, however, activities were adversely affected at 28 day. Furthermore, relatively higher activities were observed in soil incubated in the presence of substrate than in the absence of substrate. |