Use of Amendments to Restore Ecosystem Function to Metal Mining-Impacted Sites: Tools to Evaluate Efficacy

Current Pollution Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 91-102

  Brown, Sally L ^a   Chaney, Rufus L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amendments; Bioavailability; Biosolids; Composts; Ecosystem function; Ecosystem services; Metal mining wastes

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006093950     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21986592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40726-016-0029-1     Document Type: Review

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