Soil Remediation Practices for Hydrocarbon and Heavy Metal Reclamation in Mining Polluted Soils

The study assessed the pollution, biodegradation rates, and phytoaccumulation of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs), Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), and Arsenic (As) in soils in the wet and dry seasons and compared them with set standards. Ten samples of 1kg each were randomly collected and mixed for each...

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Main Authors: Nigel Makombe, Reginald Dennis Gwisai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5130430