Impact of bio-reclamation of coal mine spoil on nutritional and microbial characteristics - A case study

International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 69-80

  Chaubey, O P ^a   Bohre, Priyanka ^a   Singhal, P K ^b  

^a State Forest Research Institute   (India)

^b RANI DURGAVATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Age series of plantations; Coal mine spoil; Heavy metal toxicity; Nutritional and microbial activity; Overburden dumps; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867146008     PISSN: 22337849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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