In this study, we analysed the impact of heavy metals and plant rhizodeposition on the structure of indigenous microbial communities in rhizosphere and bulk soil that had been exposed to heavy metals for more than 150 years. Samples of the rhizosphere of Silene vulgaris and non-rhizosphere soils 250 and 450 m from the source of emission that had different metal concentrations were ...
Purpose Soil restoration is still mainly carried out ex situ by excavating and replacing the contaminated soil. In situ remediation would reduce the costs of soil transportation and this way, the problem is not merely transferred elsewhere. The present study introduces a field case where the aged, oil-contaminated soil in a former fuel station in Finland was treated in situ ...
A traditional sand filter for treatment of household wastewater was constructed in the fall of 2012 at Biolinja 12, Turku, Finland. Construction work was led and monitored by an authorized wastewater treatment consultant. The filter was placed on a field bordered by open ditches from all sides in order to collect excess rain and snowmelt waters. The filter was constructed and ...
Dose-Response 1559-3258 0 University of Helsinki , Lahti , Finland Aki Sinkkonen Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umass.edu/dose_response Recommended Citation - Article 6 ... increase, the response Address correspondence to Aki Sinkkonen, University of Helsinki, Department of Ecological & Environmental Sciences, Niemenkatu 73, FIN-15140 Lahti, Finland, EU. E-mail: ; Phone: +358
Rantalainen 0 1 0 University of Helsinki , Finland 1 Aki Sinkkonen, Mervi Myyrä, Olli-Pekka Penttinen, Anna-Lea Rantalainen Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki , Finland Follow this ... this argumentation is Address correspondence to Aki Sinkkonen, University of Helsinki, Department of Environmental Sciences, Niemenkatu 73, FIN-15140 Lahti, Finland; Phone: +358-9-1912 0344; Fax: +358-9