Effects of landfill gas on growth and nitrogen fixation of two leguminous trees (Acacia confusa, Leucaena leucocephala)

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 107, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 409-421

  Chan, Y S G ^a   Wong, M H ^b   Whitton, B A ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acacia confusa; Carbon dioxide; Landfill gas; Legume; Leucaena leucocephala; Nitrogen fixation; Oxygen depletion

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GROWTH KINETICS; LAND FILL; METHANE; NITROGEN FIXATION; OXYGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ACETYLENE REDUCING ACTIVITY (ARA); LANDFILL GAS; OXYGEN DEPLETION;

AIR POLLUTION;

ACETYLENE; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; OXYGEN;

GAS SEEPAGE; GROWTH; LANDFILL; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ARTICLE; GAS ANALYSIS; GROWTH REGULATION; HONG KONG; LANDFILL; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

ACACIA CONFUSA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA;

EID: 0032192706     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005012323792     Document Type: Article

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