Effects of phosphorus fertilization on the availability and uptake of uranium and nutrients by plants grown on soil derived from uranium mining debris

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 420-427

  Rufyikiri, Gervais ^a   Wannijn, Jean ^a   Wang, Lian ^a   Thiry, Yves ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Mining sites; Remediation; Uptake; Uranium

Indexed keywords

MINING SITES; SOIL TO PLANT TRANSFER; UPTAKE; URANIUM MINING;

DEBRIS; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS (BOTANY); REMEDIATION; SOILS; URANIUM;

FERTILIZERS;

PHOSPHORUS; URANIUM;

BARLEY; BIOMASS; BIOTA; DRY MATTER; MINING; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHORUS; REVEGETATION; ROOT; SHOOT; SOIL; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; BARLEY; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CLOVER; FERTILIZATION; MINING; NUTRIENT; PH; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; SHOOT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL FERTILIZATION; SOIL POLLUTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CALCIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FERTILIZERS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MAGNESIUM; MINING; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTS; POTASSIUM; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; URANIUM;

FERTILIZERS; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS; SOIL; URANIUM;

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 33645936663     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.08.072     Document Type: Article

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