Remediation of metal-contaminated soil in polar environments: Phosphate fixation at Casey Station, East Antarctica

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue , 2014, Pages 33-43

  Hafsteinsdóttir, Erla G ^a   Fryirs, Kirstie A ^a   Stark, Scott C ^b   Gore, Damian B ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EAST ANTARCTICA; METAL-CONTAMINATED SOILS; PHOSPHATE FIXATIONS; POLAR ENVIRONMENTS;

FIXATION; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; METAL; PHOSPHATE; POLAR FRONT; RUNOFF; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ANTARCTICA; CASEY STATION; EAST ANTARCTICA; THALA VALLEY;

EID: 84908567449     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: 18729134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2014.08.011     Document Type: Article

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