Amending mine tailing cover with compost and biochar: effects on vegetation establishment and metal bioaccumulation in the Finnish subarctic

• Published in: Environmental Science and Pollution Research
• Main Authors: Hagner, Marleena, Uusitalo, Marja, Ruhanen, Hanna, Heiskanen, Juha, Peltola, Rainer, Tiilikkala, Kari, Hyvönen, Juha, Sarala, Pertti, Mäkitalo, Kari
• Other Authors: European Regional Development Fund
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Pollution; Environmental Chemistry; General Medicine; Rautuvaara; Northern Finland; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-14865-8; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11356-021-14865-8.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-021-14865-8/fulltext.html

Abstract In the northern boreal zone, revegetation and landscaping of closed mine tailings are challenging due to the high concentrations of potentially toxic elements; the use of nutrient-poor, glacigenic cover material (till); cool temperatures; and short growing period. Recycled waste materials s...