Nitrification in polluted soil fertilized with fast- and slow-releasing nitrogen: A case study at a refinery landfarming site

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 247-253

  Peltola, Rainer ^a   Salkinoja Salonen, Mirja ^a   Pulkkinen, Janne ^b   Koivunen, Marja ^b   Turpeinen, Anna Riina ^a   Aarnio, Tuula ^c   Romantschuk, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Kemira GrowHow Oy   (Finland)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Contamination; Landfarming; Nitrification; Oil; Soil

Indexed keywords

LANDFARMING; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; OIL CONCENTRATION;

CONTAMINATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; NITRIFICATION; SOILS;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

CARBENE; NITROGEN; UREA;

FERTILIZER; NITRIFICATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL REMEDIATION;

ARTICLE; LABORATORY TEST; NITRIFICATION; OIL INDUSTRY; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FERTILIZERS; FINLAND; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; UREA;

CRUDE OIL; FERTILIZATION; NITROGEN; SOIL;

EID: 33646672895     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.11.029     Document Type: Article

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