Effect of old mining activities on nutrient and toxic elements concentration in the biomass of Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.) and European Birch (Betula pendula L.)

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 235-247

  Bussinow, Milan ^a   Šarapatka, Bořivoj ^a   Dlapa, Pavel ^b  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Acidification; Heavy metals; Soil; Tailings

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; FLOTATION; HEAVY METALS; LAND RECLAMATION; ORE TREATMENT; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; TAILINGS;

BETULA PENDULA; BIRCH SEEDLINGS; CONTAMINATED SITES; FLOTATION TECHNIQUE; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; MINING ACTIVITIES; SOIL CONTAMINATION; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; ZINC;

ACIDIFICATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; HEAVY METAL; MINING; MONOCULTURE; ORE BODY; PHYTOMASS; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEEDLING; SOIL POLLUTION; TAILINGS; TOXIC MATERIAL;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BETULA PENDULA; BIOMASS; BIRCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; MINING; NONHUMAN; NORWAY SPRUCE; PH MEASUREMENT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SOIL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

BETULA PENDULA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 47249149219     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2008.019396     Document Type: Article

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