Use of composts in the remediation of heavy metal contaminated soil

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 175, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 575-582

  Farrell, Mark ^a   Jones, Davey L ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contaminated land; Land restoration; Municipal solid waste; Organic matter; Potentially toxic elements

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED LAND; CONTAMINATED LANDS; CONTAMINATED SITES; CONTAMINATED SOILS; DRINKING WATER; FOOD CHAIN; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATED SOILS; HEAVY METALS IN SOIL; HIGH PH; METAL EXCLUDERS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; MUNICIPAL WASTE; NUTRIENT LEVELS; PLANT GROWTH; POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS; REDUCED SOILS; REMEDIATION STRATEGIES; SOIL PH;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPOSTING; CONTAMINATION; HEAVY WATER; LEAD; LIME; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PH; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; POTABLE WATER; REMEDIATION; RESTORATION; REVEGETATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLID WASTES; TOXIC MATERIALS; ZINC;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CALCIUM OXIDE; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

BIOREMEDIATION; COMPOST; CONTAMINATED LAND; HEAVY METAL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ORGANIC MATTER; PH; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOLUBILIZATION; TOXIC MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CHAIN; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PH MEASUREMENT; PLANT GROWTH; REVEGETATION; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SOIL PROPERTY; SOLUBILIZATION;

ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS; METALS, HEAVY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDES; PLANTS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 72049116817     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.10.044     Document Type: Article

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