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Effect Of Fly Ash On Growth Of Mustard And Corn, Cailie Carlile, Snehalata Nadiger, Joel Gerard Burken
Effect Of Fly Ash On Growth Of Mustard And Corn, Cailie Carlile, Snehalata Nadiger, Joel Gerard Burken
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Fly Ash is Generated as a By-Product of Coal Combustion and Contains Many Nutrients, Such as Ca, K, Na, Mg, and S, as Well as Toxic Metals Such as As, B, Cd, Cr, Hg, and Pb. for This Project, the Goal is to Optimize a Phytoremediation Technique to Stabilize the Toxic Metals and Produce Biomass Which Could Have Benefit for Example as Biofuel. the Hypothesis Was that Different Amendments Would Improve the Water Holding Properties of the Ash and Reduce Metals Availability and Toxicity. Flyash Was Combined with Leaf Mulch (1%, 3%, 5%, 10%, 20%), Wood Mulch (1%, 3%, 5%, …