Effect of water treatment residuals on soil phosphorus, copper and aluminium availability and toxicity

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2110-2116

  Lombi, E ^a,b,c   Stevens, D P ^a,d   McLaughlin, M J ^a,e  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CRC CARE   (Australia)

^d Arris Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Copper; Phosphorus; Phytoxicity; Water treatment residual

Indexed keywords

A PLANTS; ALUMINIUM; AMENDED SOIL; CHEMICAL EXTRACTIONS; EFFECT OF WATER; IN-PLANTS; ISOTOPIC DILUTION TECHNIQUES; NEUTRAL PH; PH BUFFERING CAPACITY; PHYTOXICITY; SOIL PHOSPHORUS; TOXIC CONTAMINANTS; WATER TREATMENT RESIDUALS;

ALUMINUM; BIOASSAY; COPPER; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; POTABLE WATER; SOILS; TOXICITY; WATER RECYCLING;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ALUMINUM; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; PHOSPHORUS;

ACIDIFICATION; ALUMINUM; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOTOXICITY; SOIL AMENDMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL BINDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; EXTRACTION; GROWTH DISORDER; PH; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ALUMINUM; COPPER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LETTUCE; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLUBILITY; WATER PURIFICATION;

LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 77953286959     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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