Phytoremediation as an alternative way for the treatment of large, low heavy metal contaminated sites: Application at a former uranium mining area

Advanced Materials Research

Volumn 71-73, Issue , 2009, Pages 705-708

  Willscher, S ^a   Wittig, J ^a   Bergmann, H ^b   Buchel G ^b   Merten, D ^b   Werner, P ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Phytoremediation; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FORCE; CONTAMINATION PROBLEM; DRESDENS; DUMP MATERIALS; GERMANY; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATED SITE; LOW GRADE; MINING AREAS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; REMEDIATION MEASURES; SULFURIC ACID LEACHING; TEST FIELDS; URANIUM MINING;

BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS; LEACHING; METALS; POLLUTION; SULFURIC ACID; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM;

METAL RECOVERY;

EID: 72449167390     PISSN: 10226680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.71-73.705     Document Type: Conference Paper

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