Robust biological descriptors of soil health for use in reclamation of brownfield land

Land Contamination and Reclamation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 317-326

  Dickinson, Nicholas M ^a   Hartley, William ^a   Uffindell, Louise A ^a   Plumb, Amanda N ^a   Rawlinson, Helen ^b   Putwain, Philip ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b The Mersey Forest   (United Kingdom)

^c Ecological Restoration Consultants (ERC)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological indicators; Brownfield; Soil health; Toolbox

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BROWNFIELD SITE; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 29244473560     PISSN: 09670513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2462/09670513.692     Document Type: Article

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