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Publikováno v:
Restoration Ecology. 17:350-358
The current study was undertaken to evaluate the success of a revegetation program on three sites within the Bauxite Residue Disposal Area at the Aughinish Alumina Ltd. refinery. This was achieved by determining botanical diversity, substrate conditi
Publikováno v:
Land Degradation & Development. 20:277-282
A greenhouse trial was performed to contrast the growth and metal accumulation in Lolium perenne established on pyritic tailings amended with varying applications of spent mushroom compost (SMC). The lead-zinc tailings were retrieved from a moderatel
Autor:
George J. Mullen, Ronan Courtney
Publikováno v:
Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 197:15-22
Bauxite residues from the extraction of alumina from bauxite ore are stored in residue disposal areas. These areas require revegetation and the major constraints and suitable plant species will differ with each site. Germination bioassays were used o
Publikováno v:
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 39:1943-1962
The objective of this study was to determine how the extractant Mehlich 3 (M3) compared with other methods currently used in Ireland for determination of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) in soils. Samples from eight different mineral soil types, four of san
Autor:
Ronan Courtney, George J. Mullen
Publikováno v:
Bioresource Technology. 99:2913-2918
Agricultural use of organic residues offers an attractive method for their safe disposal and a valuable source of organic amendments and nutrients. A field experiment was conducted to investigate the influences of 0, 25, 50 and 100 t/ha spent mushroo
Autor:
Ronan Courtney, George J. Mullen
Publikováno v:
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 39:82-95
A compost of high copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) content was added to soil, and the growth of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) was evaluated. Four treatments were established, based on the addition of increasing quantities of compost (0, 2, 5, and 10% w/w). Ge
Autor:
J. S. Curtin, George J. Mullen
Publikováno v:
Land Degradation & Development. 18:355-368
In this paper, spent mushroom compost (SMC), a by-product of the mushroom industry, is proposed as a suitable organic amendment for soil structure restoration. A 4-month incubation pot trial was conducted in which fresh and composted SMC was amended
Publikováno v:
Bioresource technology. 99(17)
In an attempt to promote sustainable vegetation cover on metalliferous tailings, a randomized factorial greenhouse trial of six-month duration was established to determine the effect of spent mushroom compost (SMC) amendment on the physical and chemi
Publikováno v:
Bioresource technology. 99(2)
Spent mushroom compost (SMC) has proven to be an attractive material for improving soil structure in tilled soils and increasing dry matter production in grassland soils, owing to its high organic matter content and availability of essential plant nu