Use of biosolids for phytocapping of landfill soil

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 223, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2695-2705

  Lamb, Dane T ^a,b   Heading, Stephen ^c   Bolan, Nanthi ^a,b   Naidu, Ravi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b University of South Australia and CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment   (Australia)

^c Fibrecell Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arundo donax; Clay liner; Giant reed; Heavy metals; Landfill; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; ARUNDO DONAX; BRASSICA JUNCEA; CLAY CAP; CLAY CONTENT; CLAY LINERS; DRY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; FUNCTION OF TIME; GIANT REED; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; HIGH PH; INDIAN MUSTARD; LANDFILL CAP SOIL; LANDFILL SITE; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METAL CONTAMINANTS; PHYTOCAPPING; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANT SPECIES; WATER INGRESS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; CADMIUM; COPPER; ECOLOGY; HEAVY METALS; LAND FILL; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; SOILS; SOLVENTS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; ZINC;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOSOLID; CLAY LINER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROWTH RESPONSE; HEAVY METAL; LANDFILL; MOISTURE CONTENT; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL REMEDIATION;

ARTICLE; ARUNDO DONAX; BIOMASS; BIOSOLID; BRASSICA JUNCEA; CLAY; DRY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; LANDFILL; PH; PHYTOCAPPING; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; SHOOT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; TILLAGE;

ARUNDO DONAX; BRASSICA JUNCEA; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 84862202320     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-011-1060-x     Document Type: Article

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