Phytostabilization of gold mine tailings, New Zealand. Part 1: Plant establishment in alkaline saline substrate

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-147

  Mains, D ^a   Craw, D ^a   Rufaut, C ^a   Smith, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amendments; Gypsum; Leachate; Lysimeters; Saturation; Sodicity

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DOLOMITE; FERTILIZER; GOLD; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHATE; SODIUM; WATER;

ARTICLE; BARLEY; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LUPIN; METABOLISM; MINING; NEW ZEALAND; PH; PLANT; RYE; SEWAGE; SOIL;

BIOMASS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; ENVIRONMENT; FERTILIZERS; GOLD; HORDEUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LUPINUS; MAGNESIUM; MINING; NEW ZEALAND; PHOSPHATES; PLANTS; SECALE CEREALE; SEWAGE; SODIUM; SOIL; WATER;

HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LUPINUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS; SECALE CEREALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33746928710     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226510600678472     Document Type: Article

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