Immobilising of Cd, Pb, and Zn contaminated arable soils close to a former Pb/Zn smelter: A field study in Austria over 5 years

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 581-594

  Friesl Hanl, Wolfgang ^a   Platzer, K ^a   Horak, O ^a   Gerzabek, M H ^b  

^a ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Field experiment; Gravel sludge; Immobilisation; Large scale contamination; Red mud

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD; ZINC;

CADMIUM; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CONTAMINATED LAND; CROP YIELD; FIELDWORK; IMMOBILIZATION; LEAD; MUD; PHYTOTOXICITY; RURAL AREA; SLUDGE; SMELTING; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; ZINC;

ANIMAL; AUSTRIA; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALLURGY; METHODOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; AUSTRIA; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEAD; METALLURGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZINC;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

HOLCUS; HOLCUS LANATUS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA;

EID: 69249232131     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-009-9256-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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