Decontamination of sludge by the METIX-AC process. Part II: Effects on maize growth and bioaccumulation of metals

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1450-1464

  Barraoui, Driss ^a   Labrecque, Michel ^b   Blais, Jean François ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Decontamination; Maize; Metal; Sludge

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CROPS; DECONTAMINATION;

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; MAIZE;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

INORGANIC COMPOUND; IRON; METAL; SULFUR;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CROPS; DECONTAMINATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RESPONSE; MAIZE; METAL; SLUDGE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FERTILIZATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MAIZE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; METALS; SEWAGE; SOIL; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 37149014764     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.01.053     Document Type: Article

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