Physical reconstruction of mine tailings after surface mining mineral sands from prime agricultural land

Soil Science

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-37

  Stolt, M H ^a   Baker, J C ^a   Simpson, T W ^a   Martens, D C ^a   McKenna, J R ^a   Fulcher, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Mine soils; Reclamation; Yardwaste compost

Indexed keywords

COMPOST; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL RECOVERY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MAIZE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PLANT GROWTH; POROSITY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL AND SOIL RELATED PHENOMENA; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL TREATMENT; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SURFACE SOIL;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; MINE WASTE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL PROPERTY; TAILINGS; TOPSOIL;

EID: 0035147158     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-200101000-00006     Document Type: Article

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