Erodibility of fly ash used as a topsoil substitute in mineland reclamation

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 805-811

  Gorman, James M ^a   Sencindiver, John C ^a   Horvath, Donald J ^a   Singh, Rabindar N ^a   Keefer, Robert F ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EROSION; FUNGI; INFILTRATION; LAND RECLAMATION; MINES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SOILS; VEGETATION;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ERODIBILITY; LINEAR EROSION ELEVATION MEASURING INSTRUMENT; MINELAND RECLAMATION; MOSSES; SURFACE CRUST FORMATION; TOPSOIL SUBSTITUTE;

FLY ASH;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLY ASH; MINING; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRYOPHYTA; FUNGI;

EID: 0034074474     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2000.00472425002900030016x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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