Physical properties of structural soils containing waste materials to achieve urban greening

Yılmaz, Deniz; Cannavo, Patrice; Séré, Geoffroy; Vidal-Beaudet, Laure; Legret, Michel; Damas, Olivier; Peyneau, Pierre‐Emmanuel

doi:10.1007/s11368-016-1524-0

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“…The other technosols were studied in the SITERRE project (Vidal‐Beaudet, Rokia, Nehls, & Schwartz, ; Yilmaz et al, ). These experimental technosols were embedded in lysimeters to simulate soils for greening applications.…”

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“…A total of six lysimeters (three replicates of two technosols) were studied at the Angers site. More details on the design of the lysimeters at Homécourt and Angers are available in Yilmaz et al ().…”

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“…For example, the ECLAIR project aimed to reuse basic oxygen furnace (BOF) slag in road construction (Legret et al, ). The SITERRE project studied the reuse of civil engineering waste such as concrete and bricks for greening applications in urban soil (Yilmaz et al, ). Within the framework of European collaboration, the SAMARIS project focused on the reuse of recycled waste material in pavements (Chateau, ).…”

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“…Then the experimental infiltration data are inverted using the HYDRUS 3‐D code (Kodešová, Šimůnek, Nikodem, & Jirku, ; Mallants, Jacques, Tseng, van Genuchten, & Feyen, ; Schwartz & Evett, ; Šimůnek, Angulo‐Jaramillo, Schaap, Vandervaere, & van Genuchten, ) to estimate hydraulic properties. This method was performed on technosols formed with BOF slag (Yilmaz, Lassabatere, Deneele, Angulo‐Jaramillo, & Legret, ) and mixtures of brick, compost, concrete, ballast, sludge and green wastes (Yilmaz et al, ). As water infiltrates the soil with a negative pressure head at the surface of the porous disc membrane, only the fine matrix of the soil is activated for water transfer.…”

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Assessment of hydraulic properties of technosols using Beerkan and multiple tension disc infiltration methods

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European J Soil Science

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The increasing global urban sprawl requires large amounts of materials, putting huge pressure on numerous natural resources. In particular, vast quantities of soils are used to create infrastructures or green spaces associated with new developments. Alternative solutions aimed at alleviating soil consumption are thus being encouraged. Creating urban soils by recycling waste from industrial and construction activities is feasible, but apart from their support function the resulting technosols should also be able to provide some ecosystem services such as the capacity to infiltrate water and filter contaminants. Various methods are routinely used for in situ characterization of the hydraulic behaviour of natural soils, but their ability to assess the hydraulic properties of technosols remains unclear. Indeed, technosols formed from recycled waste differ markedly from natural soil because they often contain a considerable proportion of coarse artefacts that affect their structure. In this study, results obtained by two distinct methods (ponding and tension infiltrometry), associated with two data processing methods (Beerkan estimation soil transfer (BEST) and numerical inversion), on a set of infiltration data measured on experimental plots made of technosols have been compared with each other. Both methods provided similar results and thus proved to be reliable when applied to technosols. Highlights Reuse of by‐products from anthropogenic activities is crucial to alleviate the consumption of natural soil. Hydraulic properties of technosols must be monitored to assess some of the ecosystem services they can provide. BEST and numerical inversion of multiple tension disc infiltration data gave consistent results. Reliability of the hydraulic characterization methods used for technosols deserves further inquiry.

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“…1). Technosols are defined as deliberate mixtures of organic and mineral wastes and by-products constructed to meet specific requirements (Craul, 1999;Damas & Coulon, 2016;Rokia et al, 2014;Séré et al, 2008;Yilmaz et al, 2018). The process of constructing Technosols includes existing approaches such as recycling organic materials as well as natural and anthropogenic parent materials, and including native plants.…”

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Constructed Technosols are key to the sustainable development of urban green infrastructure

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Groffman

Blouin

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Abstract. With the rise in urban population comes a demand for solutions to offset environmental problems caused by urbanization. Green infrastructure (GI) refers to engineered features that provide multi-ecological functions in urban spaces. Soils are a fundamental component of GI, playing key roles in supporting plant growth, infiltration, and biological activities that contribute to maintenance of air and water quality. However, urban soils are often physically, chemically or biologically unsuitable for use in GI features. Constructed Technosols (CT), consisting of mixtures of organic and mineral waste, are man-made soils designed to meet specific requirements and have great potential for use in GI. This review covers (1) current methods to create CT adapted for various GI designs and (2) published examples where CT have been used in GI. We address the main steps for building CT, the materials and which formulae that should be used to design functional CT, and the technical constraints to using CT for applications in parks, streetside trees, stormwater management, urban farming, and abandoned land. The analysis suggests that the composition and structure of CT should and can be adapted to available wastes and by-products and to future land use and environmental conditions. CT have a high potential to provide multiple soil functions in diverse situations and to contribute to greening efforts in cities (and beyond) across the world.

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Remediation of Soils Polluted by Urban Settings

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Jonczak

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The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry

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Physical properties of structural soils containing waste materials to achieve urban greening

Cited by 43 publications

References 43 publications

Assessment of hydraulic properties of technosols using Beerkan and multiple tension disc infiltration methods

Assessment of hydraulic properties of technosols using Beerkan and multiple tension disc infiltration methods

Constructed Technosols are key to the sustainable development of urban green infrastructure

Remediation of Soils Polluted by Urban Settings

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