Germination, growth and gas exchange of selected boreal forest seedlings in soil containing oil sands tailings

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 357-365

  Renault, S ^a   Zwiazek, J J ^a   Fung, M ^b   Tuttle, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD   (Canada)

^c SUNCOR ENERGY INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fine tailings; Forest plants; Growth; Oil sands; Phytotoxicity; Reclamation

Indexed keywords

OIL SANDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RECLAMATION; TAILINGS; TEXTURES; TOXICITY; WOOD;

CORNUS STOLONIFERA; FINE TAILINGS; PHYTOTOXICITY; PICEA GLAUCA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CHLOROPHYLL;

BOREAL FOREST; GAS EXCHANGE; GERMINATION; GROWTH; OIL SAND; TAILINGS;

ARTICLE; FOREST; GAS EXCHANGE; GERMINATION; OIL SPILL; PINE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; SAND; SOIL POLLUTION;

CORNUS STOLONIFERA; PICEA GLAUCA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 0033627178     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00167-0     Document Type: Article

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