Influence of papermill sludge on growth of Medicago sativa, Festuca rubra and Agropyron trachycaulum in gold mine tailings: A greenhouse study

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 524-531

  Green, Scott ^a   Renault, Sylvie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological stabilization; Gold mine tailings; Papermill sludge; Reclamation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; GOLD MINES; PIGMENTS; TAILINGS;

AGROPYRON TRACHYCAULUM; BULK DENSITY; FESTUCA RUBRA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PAPERMILL SLUDGES; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PIGMENTS;

GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

GOLD;

ALFALFA; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GOLD MINE; GRASS; GROWTH RESPONSE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOMASS; SLUDGE; STABILIZATION; TAILINGS;

AGROPYRON; ALFALFA; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BULK DENSITY; FERTILIZATION; GREENHOUSE; MINING; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SHOOT; SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TALL FESCUE;

AGROPYRON; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CANADA; ECOLOGY; FESTUCA; GOLD; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MINING; PAPER; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; SEWAGE;

ELYMUS TRACHYCAULUS TRACHYCAULUS; FESTUCA RUBRA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 38849148459     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.04.016     Document Type: Article

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