Remediation of a mine soil with insoluble polyacrylate polymers enhances soil quality and plant growth

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 350-356

  Guiwei, Q ^a   De Varennes, A ^a   Cunha Queda, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Enzymatic activities; Mine soils; Orchardgrass; Polyacrylate polymers; Remediation; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CALCIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; LEAD; MINE; POLYMER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL REMEDIATION; SORPTION; YEAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA;

EID: 56649106577     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2008.00173.x     Document Type: Article

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