Biochar application to hardrock mine tailings: Soil quality, microbial activity, and toxic element sorption

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 35-48

  Kelly, Charlene N ^a   Peltz, Christopher D ^b   Stanton, Mark ^a   Rutherford, David W ^a   Rostad, Colleen E ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Mountain Studies Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PARAMETER; INCUBATION PERIODS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; REMEDIATION STRATEGIES; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; LEACHING; LEAD; MATERIALS; NUTRIENTS; POSITIVE IONS; SOILS; TAILINGS; TOXIC MATERIALS; ZINC;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ACIDITY; BIOFUEL; CHARCOAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; MINE WASTE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL REMEDIATION; TAILINGS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COLEOPTERA;

EID: 84896767515     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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