Spontaneous vegetation encroachment upon bauxite residue (red mud) as an indicator and facilitator of in situ remediation processes

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 12089-12096

  Santini, Talitha C ^a,b   Fey, Martin V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAUXITE RESIDUE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; IN-SITU REMEDIATION; NATURAL WEATHERING; PEDOGENIC PROCESS; TAILINGS DEPOSITS; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION ESTABLISHMENTS;

ALKALINITY; ALUMINA; DEPOSITS; PH; SODIUM;

VEGETATION;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM OXIDE; BAUXITE RESIDUE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; SODALITE; SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARBON; MINERAL; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SOIL;

ALKALINITY; BAUXITE; BIOINDICATOR; CALCITE; COLONIZATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; PEDOGENESIS; PH; TAILINGS; VEGETATION COVER; WEATHERING;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); PARTICLE SIZE; PH; VEGETATION; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; GUYANA; PLANT; SOIL;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; GUYANA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MINERALS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PLANTS; SODIUM; SOIL;

EID: 84887923300     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es402924g     Document Type: Article

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