Effects of eutrophic water flooding on nitrate concentrations in mine wastes

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 693-702

  González Alcaraz, M Nazaret ^a   Egea, Consuelo ^a   María Cervantes, Antonio ^a   Jiménez Cárceles, Francisco J ^b   Álvarez Rogel, José ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b Calidad y Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Mar Menor; Microcosms; Phragmites australis; Redox potential; Sarcocornia fruticosa

Indexed keywords

MAR MENOR; MICROCOSMS; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; REDOX POTENTIAL; SARCOCORNIA FRUTICOSA;

DENITRIFICATION; EUTROPHICATION; FILTRATION; HEAVY WATER; LEAD; NITRATES; ORGANIC CARBON; REDOX REACTIONS; REVEGETATION; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SOIL CONSERVATION; WASTES; WATER CONTENT; WETLANDS;

WATER POLLUTION;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EUTROPHICATION; FLOODING; GRASS; HEAVY METAL; MICROCOSM; MINE WASTE; NITRATE; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POREWATER; REDOX POTENTIAL; REEDBED; REVEGETATION; RHIZOSPHERE; SALTMARSH;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SARCOCORNIA FRUTICOSA;

EID: 79955627453     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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