Utilization of spent mushroom compost for the revegetation of lead-zinc tailings: Effects on physico-chemical properties of tailings and growth of Lolium perenne

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 8125-8129

  Jordan, S N ^a,b   Mullen, G J ^b   Courtney, R G ^b  

^a DUNDALK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Lead zinc tailings; Lolium perenne; Pyrite; Silvermines; Spent mushroom compost

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; CONSERVATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LAND RECLAMATION; LEAD; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; REVEGETATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

(1 1 0) SURFACE; APPLICATION RATES; LOLIUM PERENNE; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SPENT MUSHROOM COMPOST; TAILINGS MANAGEMENT; VEGETATION COVER;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

LEAD; ZINC;

COMPOST; GRASS; LEAD; MINE; MUSHROOM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REDUCTION; REVEGETATION; SOIL REMEDIATION; TAILINGS; VEGETATION COVER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; MINE TAILINGS; MUSHROOM; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVEGETATION;

AGARICALES; GERMINATION; LEAD; LOLIUM; SOIL; ZINC;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 47749102899     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.03.054     Document Type: Article

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