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, Hyvonen, Juha, Sarala, Pertti, Makitalo, Kari
• Other Authors: Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme, Fifth Dimension - Vegetated roofs and walls in urban areas, Urban Ecosystems
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Heidelberg 2021
• Subjects: Sewage sludge; Revegetation; Bioavailability; Tailing repositories; Carbon; Metal uptake; HEAVY-METALS; SEEDLING GROWTH; USE EFFICIENCY; SEWAGE-SLUDGE; SOIL; PHYTOTOXICITY; PERSPECTIVES; CONTAMINANTS; REMEDIATION; 1172 Environmental sciences; Rautuvaara; Northern Finland; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/335969

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 such as bi...