Bioreclamation of coalmine overburden dumps - With special empasis on micronutrients and heavy metals accumulation in tree species

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 125, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 111-122

  Maiti, Subodh Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Bioreclamation; Coalmine overburden dumps; Metals; Tree

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; HEAVY METALS; PH; POLLUTION CONTROL; RECLAMATION; TRACE ELEMENTS;

BIORECLAMATION; COALMINE OVERBURDEN DUMPS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; TREE SPECIES;

COAL MINES;

CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; IRON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREMEDIATION; COAL MINE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METAL; LAND DEGRADATION; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; OPENCAST MINING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION CONTROL; RECLAIMED LAND; TRACE ELEMENT; TREE;

ACACIA; ARTICLE; BAMBUSA; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BULK DENSITY; COAL MINING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DALBERGIA; DUMPING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; EUCALYPTUS; INDIA; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANTATION; SENNA; SOIL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

COAL; METALS; MINING; PH; POLLUTION CONTROL; RECLAMATION; TRACE ELEMENTS; TREES;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

BAMBUSA; DALBERGIA SISSOO; EUCALYPTUS;

COAL MINING; METALS, HEAVY; MICRONUTRIENTS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TREES;

EID: 34247615117     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9244-3     Document Type: Article

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