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Publikováno v:
Asian Journal of Applied Sciences. 9
Incubation experiment was carried out to evaluate and compare effects of some selected amendments on adsorption of heavy metals in soils and their chemical properties. The experiment was CRD consisting of twelve treatment combinations with three repl
Autor:
O. I. Nwachukwu, Ian D. Pulford
Publikováno v:
Journal of Hazardous Materials. 185:1140-1147
The effect of heavy metals on microbial respiration in organic materials used as soil amendments was evaluated to assess the stability of the materials. Solutions of Pb (II), Cu (II) and Zn (II) at rates of 5, 10 and 50 mg metal g−1 were added to g
Autor:
O. I. Nwachukwu, Ian D. Pulford
Publikováno v:
Soil Use and Management. 25:159-167
Green waste compost, peat, coir and wood bark were applied to metal-contaminated mine waste at the rates of 1 %, 10% and 20% on dry weight basis, and perennial ryegrass grown over a period of 6 weeks. Addition of amendments led to increased biomass y
Autor:
O. I. Nwachukwu, Ian D. Pulford
Publikováno v:
Soil Use and Management. 24:199-207
Bonemeal, coir, compost, green waste compost, peat and wood bark all potentially could be used as amendments to remediate heavy metal contamination in soils. Their ability to sorb Pb, Cu and Zn was evaluated in the laboratory, using metal solutions r
Autor:
O. I. Nwachukwu, AO Uwanuruochi
Publikováno v:
Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences; Vol 10, No 2 (2012); 1-13
The study evaluated the effect of rill erosion on soil fertility in Isuikwuato, Ohafia, Ukwa East and Ikwuano LGAs in Abia state, Nigeria. In each location, five composite topsoil samples of 0 – 20 cm depth were collected from sites which exhibited
Autor:
O. I. Nwachukwu
Publikováno v:
Nigeria Agricultural Journal; Vol 34 (2003); 19-26
Distilled water, 5% calgon and sodium hydroxide were used as dispersion agents in the particle size analysis of surface and subsurface soils of five Nigerian soils. Sampling depths were 0 – 15, 15 – 30 and 30 – 45cm and concentrations of sodium