Influence of reclamation management practices on soil bulk density and infiltration rates on surface coal mine lands in Wyoming

22nd American Society of Mining and Reclamation Annual National Conference 2005

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 1042-1056

  Shrestha, Gyami ^a   Stahl, Peter D ^b   Ingram, Lachlan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UWYO   (United States)

Author keywords

Compaction; Mine land reclamation; Saturated infiltration

Indexed keywords

COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL MINES; COAL RECLAMATION; COMPACTION; LAND USE; MACHINERY; RECLAMATION; SOILS;

INFILTRATION RATE; MANAGEMENT MEASURES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MINELAND RECLAMATION; POWDER RIVER BASIN; SOIL BULK DENSITY; SURFACE COAL MINES; UNDISTURBED SOILS;

INFILTRATION;

EID: 84866022763     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.21000/jasmr05011042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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