Evolution of pH, organic matter and 226radium/calcium partitioning in U-mining debris following revegetation with pine trees

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 393, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-117

  Thiry, Y ^a   Van Hees, M ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Mining sites; Phytostabilisation; Radium; Remediation; Weathering

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; RADIUM; REMEDIATION; RISK ANALYSIS;

PHYTOSTABILISATION; PINE TREES;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

CALCIUM; ORGANIC MATTER; RADIUM 226;

ADSORPTION; AFFORESTATION; CALCIUM; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST FLOOR; MINE WASTE; ORGANIC MATTER; PH; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PYRITE; RADIUM; REVEGETATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOREST; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MINING; OXIDATION; PH; PINE; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVEGETATION;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; GERMANY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; MINING; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIUM; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SULFATES; URANIUM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 39149104324     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.12.020     Document Type: Article

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