Revegetation of non-acid-generating, thickened tailings with boreal trees: A greenhouse study

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 351-360

  Larchevêque, Marie ^a   Desrochers, Annie ^a   Bussière, Bruno ^a   Cartier, Hélène ^b   David, Jean Sébastien ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b Corporation minière Osisko ^*  (Canada)

^c Ressources d'Arianne   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CU CONCENTRATIONS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FORESTED LANDSCAPES; MINE RECLAMATION; N IMMOBILIZATION; PHYTOAVAILABILITY; TRACE METAL CONTAMINATIONS;

ALKALINITY; BIOMASS; COMPOSTING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GREENHOUSES; MANURES; REFORESTATION; REVEGETATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; TISSUE;

ECOLOGY;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; MANURE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GREENHOUSE; IMMOBILIZATION; MANURE; NONHUMAN; PH; REVEGETATION; TREE; VERMICOMPOST; ANIMAL; BIOREMEDIATION; MINING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MANURE; MINING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TREES;

EID: 84874980797     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2012.0111     Document Type: Article

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