Phosphate treatment of lead-contaminated soil: Effects on water quality, plant uptake, and lead speciation

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1127-1136

  Weber, John S ^a,b   Goyne, Keith W ^b   Luxton, Todd P ^c   Thompson, Allen L ^b  

^a MO Field Office   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHLORINE; EFFLUENTS; FLUORINE; LEAD; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; RUNOFF; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY; X RAY ABSORPTION; X RAY ABSORPTION NEAR EDGE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY;

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA SCHREB; LEAD-CONTAMINATED SOIL; PB-CONTAMINATED SOIL; RAINFALL SIMULATIONS; SURFACE WATER RUNOFF; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; TRIPLE SUPERPHOSPHATES; VEGETATION ESTABLISHMENTS;

LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

LEAD; PHOSPHATE; RAIN; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOREMEDIATION; SIMULATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; TALL FESCUE; VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA;

EID: 84938660770     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2014.10.0447     Document Type: Article

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