The viability of biofuel production on urban marginal land: An analysis of metal contaminants and energy balance for pittsburgh's sunflower gardens

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 124, Issue , 2014, Pages 22-33

  Zhao, Xi ^a   Monnell, Jason D ^b   Niblick, Briana ^c   Rovensky, Christopher D ^d   Landis, Amy E ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^d Gardner Denver Nash   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Biofuel; Energy; Soil contamination; Sunflower; Urban agriculture; Urban vacant lot management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BALANCING; BIOFUELS; CONTAMINATION; ENERGY BALANCE; HEAVY METALS; SOILS;

BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCKS; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; ENERGY; PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS; SOIL CONTAMINATION; SOIL METAL CONCENTRATIONS; SUNFLOWER; URBAN AGRICULTURES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

BIOFUEL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DICOTYLEDON; ENERGY BUDGET; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEAVY METAL; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN AGRICULTURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

PENNSYLVANIA; PITTSBURGH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84894484882     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.12.015     Document Type: Article

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