Growth of woolgrass in acid mine drainage

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 243-249

  Demchik, Michael ^a   Garbutt, Keith ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINES; PLANTS (BOTANY); WETLANDS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; WOOLGRASS;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

TAP WATER;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRASS; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT;

SCIRPUS CYPERINUS;

EID: 0032911099     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800010029x     Document Type: Article

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