Physical and hydrological characteristics of reclaimed minesoils in southeastern Ohio

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1352-1359

  Shukla, M K ^a   Lal, R ^a   Underwood, J ^b   Ebinger, M ^c  

^a Carbon Mgmt and Sequestration Ctr   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FERTILIZERS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; PH; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING;

RECLAIMED MINESOILS (RMS); SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

LAND RECLAMATION;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; LAND RECLAMATION; MINE WASTE; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL REMEDIATION;

JACKSON COUNTY [OHIO]; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES; VINTON COUNTY;

EID: 3142768950     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.1352     Document Type: Article

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