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A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of using Hieracium pilosella and soil microorganisms for phytostabilization of uranium-containing shale residues. Conductivity of leachates significantly decreased and pH increased when plants were grown on the substratum. H. pilosella has ability to change the hydrochemical parameters and to decrease the mobilization of uranium. Moreover, H. pilosella is able to accumulate significant amounts of uranium in the shoots.
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Funding was provided by the Foundation for Polish Science, International PhD Projects Program financed by the EU European Regional Development Fund (MPD/2009-3/5) and the Faculty of Economy, Science and Technology at Örebro University. The authors would like to thank Bert Allard and Katarzyna Turnau for constructive comments. We also thank anonymous reviewers for their assistance. 432.
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Ogar, A., Sjöberg, V., Karlsson, S. (2015). Phytostabilization of uranium-containing shale residues using Hieracium pilosella . In: Merkel, B., Arab, A. (eds) Uranium - Past and Future Challenges. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11059-2_49
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