Remediation of contaminated land by formation of heavy metal phosphates

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 335-342

  Cotter Howells, J ^a,b   Caporn, S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METAL; PHOSPHATE; REMEDIATION;

EID: 0029663495     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0883-2927(95)00042-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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