GIS-based assessment of the biomass potential from phytoremediation of contaminated agricultural land in the Campine region in Belgium

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 4469-4480

  Schreurs, Eloi ^a   Voets, Thomas ^a   Thewys, Theo ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agricultural land; Biomass potential; Contamination; Energy crops; Geographic information system; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOMASS POTENTIAL; ENERGY CROPS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION;

BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CADMIUM; CONTAMINATION; CROPS; CULTIVATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEAVY METALS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; CADMIUM; CONTAMINATED LAND; CULTIVATION; ENERGY CROP; EUROPEAN UNION; GIS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOIL POLLUTION; SUSTAINABILITY;

BELGIUM; KEMPEN;

EID: 80053583528     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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