Bioassays prove the suitability of mining debris mixed with sewage sludge for land reclamation purposes

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-44

  Domene, Xavier ^a   Mattana, Stefania ^a   Ramírez, Wilson ^a   Colón, Joan ^a   Jiménez, Patrícia ^b   Balanyà, Teresa ^b   Alcañiz, Josep M ^a   Bonmatí, Manel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicity tests; Land reclamation; Quarrying; Sewage sludge; Soil fauna; Soil microorganisms

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; INHIBITION; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND RECLAMATION; LEACHATE; LIMESTONE; LYSIMETER; MINING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; QUARRYING; SLUDGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 73249140842     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-009-0073-1     Document Type: Article

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