Effect of tree species choice and mineral capping in a woodland phytostabilisation system: A case-study for calcareous dredged sediment landfills with an oxidised topsoil

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-273

  Vandecasteele, Bart ^a,b   Samyn, Jürgen ^a   De Vos, Bruno ^a   Muys, Bart ^c  

^a Ministry of the Flemish Community   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Deciduous trees; Foliar chemistry; Mull humus; Plant based food; Soil adhesion; Soil mass loadings

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LAND FILL; OXIDANTS; SEDIMENTS; WOOD; ZINC;

DECIDUOUS TREES; FOLIAR CHEMISTRY; PLANT-BASED FOOD;

FORESTRY;

CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FORESTRY; LAND FILL; OXIDANTS; SEDIMENTS; WOOD; ZINC;

DECIDUOUS TREE; DREDGING; LANDFILL CAPPING; OXIDATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; TOPSOIL; WOODLAND;

CADMIUM; FORESTRY; LAND FILL; OXIDANTS; SEDIMENTS; WOOD; ZINC;

ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA;

EID: 39149109918     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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