Evaluation of revegetation techniques of a saline flue gas desulfurization sludge pond

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 218-225

  Salo, L F ^a   Artiola, J F ^a   Goodrich Mahoney, J W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESULFURIZATION; FLUE GASES; FLY ASH; LEACHING; MANURES; PLANTS (BOTANY); REVEGETATION; WOOD WASTES;

FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION (FGD); RIDGING TECHNIQUES;

SLUDGE DISPOSAL;

BORON; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; DESULFURIZATION; FLUE GAS; FLY ASH; GRASS; LEACHING; MANURE; MOISTURE; PLANT GROWTH; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TECHNIQUE; VEGETATION; WOOD;

ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX CANESCENS; ATRIPLEX GARDNERI; POACEAE; SACATON; SPOROBOLUS AIROIDES;

EID: 0032933891     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800010026x     Document Type: Article

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