Different spontaneous plant communities in Sanmen Pb/Zn mine tailing and their effects on mine tailing physico-chemical properties

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 779-786

  Wang, Jiang ^a   Zhang, Chong B ^a   Ke, Shi S ^a   Qian, Bao Y ^a  

^a TAIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heavy metal fraction; Mine tailing; Physico chemical properties; Plant communities

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; CADMIUM; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; COPPER; IRON ALLOYS; IRON OXIDES; MANGANESE ALLOYS;

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; EXCHANGEABLE FRACTION; HEAVY METAL CONTENTS; HEAVY METAL FRACTIONS; MINE TAILINGS; PHYTOSTABILIZATION; PLANT COMMUNITIES; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

TAILINGS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MINE WASTE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SUCCESSION; TAILINGS; ZINC;

CHINA; SANMEN BAY; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 79251597654     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0565-8     Document Type: Article

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