Characterization of compost produced at a Golf Course: Impact of historic mercury accumulations in putting green soil

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 73-91

  McCartney, Daryl ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a   Grant, Cynthia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b BRANDON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; CANADA; CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CULTURE VESSEL; FEEDSTOCK; FUNGICIDE; GOLF COURSE; MERCURY; ORGANIC MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL QUALITY; URBAN AREA;

CONTAMINATION; CURING; FEEDSTOCKS; HEALTH RISKS; MERCURY (METAL); MOISTURE; REMEDIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE AERATION; SOILS;

COMPOST MATERIALS;

COMPOSTING;

COMPOST; GOLF COURSE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL POLLUTION;

CANADA;

EID: 0035084549     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2001.10702019     Document Type: Article

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