Comparative effect of activated carbon, pressmud and poultry manure on immobilization and concentration of metals in maize (Zea mays) grown on contaminated soil

• Main Authors: Sabir, Muhammad, Musa, Mohamed Hanafi, Aziz, Tariq, Ahmad, Hamaad Raza, Zia-ur-Rehman, Muhammad, Ullah, Saifullah, Murtaza, Ghulam, Hakeem, Khalid Rehman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Friends Science Publishers 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29106/1/Comparative%20effect%20of%20activated%20carbon%2C%20pressmud%20and%20poultry%20manure%20on%20immobilization%20and%20concentration%20of%20metals%20in%20maize%20%28Zea%20mays%29%20grown%20on%20contaminated%20soil.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29106/; http://www.fspublishers.org/Issue.php?categoryID=61

Metal contamination of the soils is a widespread problem and immobilization of metals with organic amendments is one of the different remediation technologies. We investigated the effect of activated carbon, poultry manure and pressmud on immobilization of nickel, manganese, copper, zinc, iron and l...