Deterioration of soil quality due to stockpiling in coal mining areas

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 327-335

  Ghose, Mrinal K ^a   Kundu, N K ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

Opencast mining; Overburden; Reclamation; Stockpiles; Topsoil

Indexed keywords

COAL MINES; MICROBIOLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION; SOILS; VEGETATION;

COAL PROJECTS; SOIL QUALITY; STOCKPILING;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 3142733052     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0020723032000093991     Document Type: Article

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