Reclamation of a mine contaminated soil using biologically reactive organic matrices

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-111

  Alvarenga, Paula ^a   Gonçalves, Ana Paula ^a   Fernandes, Rosa Maria ^a   de Varennes, Amarillas ^b   Duarte, Elizabeth ^b   Cunha Queda, Cristina A Ana ^b   Vallini, Giovanni ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BEJA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Biowaste; Derelict mine site; Heavy metal contamination; Metal bioavailability; Sewage sludge; Soil reclamation; wmr 1212 2

Indexed keywords

BIOWASTE; DERELICT MINE SITE; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; METAL BIOAVAILABILITY; WMR 1212-2;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; COMPOSTING; CONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXTRACTION; LAND RECLAMATION; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METALS; MINES; MINING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PYRITES; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SMELTING; SOILS; SOLID WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONTENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; ZINC;

SOIL POLLUTION;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPOST; HEAVY METAL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 61749086236     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X08091556     Document Type: Article

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