Recovery of chemical and physical properties of boreal plain soils impacted by pipeline burial

Soon, Y. K.; Arshad, Maryem; Rice, W. A.; Mills, P. F.

doi:10.4141/s99-097

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“…Soon et al (2000a) concluded that normal crop and soil management practices maintained crop yields on soils disturbed by pipeline installation even though soil biological properties had not fully recovered. Bulk density and water infiltration also improved after 2-3 yr as a result of natural processes and annual cropping (Soon et al 2000b). In the absence of organic amendments, Naeth et al (1987) believed it would take 50 yr to restore half the SOM lost due to gas pipeline installation on Solenetzic native rangeland in southern Alberta.…”

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Crop response to topsoil replacement depth and organic amendment on abandoned natural gas wellsites

Larney¹,

Akinremi²,

Lemke³

et al. 2003

Can. J. Soil. Sci.

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. 2003. Crop response to topsoil replacement depth and organic amendment on abandoned natural gas wellsites. Can. J. Soil Sci. 83: [415][416][417][418][419][420][421][422][423]. The reclamation success of abandoned wellsites in agricultural areas depends on their capacity to sustain levels of biomass production similar to those which existed prior to soil disturbance. We examined the effect of four (0, 50, 100 and 150%) topsoil replacement depths (TRD) and five amendment treatments [compost, manure, alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) hay, wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) straw, check) in the reclamation of three wellsites in south-central Alberta. The largest incremental effect of TRD on spring wheat response in the 4 yr (1997)(1998)(1999)(2000) study occurred between the 0 and 50% treatments. Increasing TRD from 100 to 150% had little impact on crop response. Of the 20 treatments (four TRD × five amendments), the reclamation capacity of the 100% TRD-compost treatment ranked highest, being 19% higher than the baseline treatment (100% TRD-check). The lowest-ranking treatment overall, was the 0% TRD-straw treatment, which yielded 64% of the baseline treatment. Crop yield responses to organic amendments were larger when the recipient soil was lower in organic matter. Positive responses to one-time applications of organic amendments in the short-term (4 yr), advocate their use in soil reclamation of abandoned wellsites, despite a lingering question about the longevity of their beneficial effects. 415-423. Pour réussir, la restauration des puits désaffectés situés dans les zones agricoles dépend de la capacité du sol à produire de manière soutenue une quantité de biomasse analogue à celle produite avant que le sol ait été perturbé. Les auteurs ont étudié l'incidence de l'épaisseur (0, 50, 100 et 150 %) de la couche de sol de surface de remplacement (TRD) et de cinq amendements [compost, fumier, foin de luzerne (Medicago sativa L.), paille de blé (Triticum aestivum L.), témoin) sur la restauration de trois sites dans le centre sud de l'Alberta. Durant l'étude de quatre ans (1997)(1998)(1999)(2000), le plus important effet à la hausse sur le rendement du blé de printemps a été enregistré quand la TRD se situait entre 0 et 50 %. Porter la TRD de 100 à 150 % a peu d'effet sur le rendement de la culture. Sur les 20 traitements (quatre TRD × cinq amendements), c'est celui correspondant à une TRD de 100 % et à l'addition de compost qui a donné les meilleurs résultats, en relevant la bonification du sol de 19 % comparativement au traitement de base (TRD de 100 %-témoin). Les plus piètres résultats sont ceux de la combinaison TRD de 0 %-paille, dont la bonification n'atteignait que 64 % de celle du traitement de base. La culture réagit mieux aux amendements organiques quand le sol bonifié est moins riche en matière organique. La bonne réaction à court terme (4 ans) de la culture à l'application unique d'un amendement organique milite en faveur d'une telle bonification aux sites d'exploitation gazière désaffectés, même si on ignore comb...

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Crop response to topsoil replacement depth and organic amendment on abandoned natural gas wellsites

Larney¹,

Akinremi²,

Lemke³

et al. 2003

Can. J. Soil. Sci.

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“…During construction, ground excavation can reduce land stability and increase soil erosion, especially in mountainous regions (Yu et al 2010). Various studies indicate that soils inside a pipeline corridor have a lower organic matter and a higher pH than undisturbed soils (Soon et al 2000a;Kowaljow and Rostagno 2008). Trenching to install underground pipelines may change the soil profile by mixing different soil horizons (Olson and Doherty 2012).…”

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The effects of pipeline construction disturbance on soil properties and restoration cycle

Shi

Xiao

Wang

et al. 2013

Environ Monit Assess

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Disturbance to the physical-chemical properties of soil caused by pipeline installation was evaluated using two soil quality indices to identify the scale of disturbance and the restoration cycle. The integrated soil quality index (SQI) was used to evaluate soil property changes in different pipeline zones (0, 10, 20, and 50 m from the pipeline) at sites 1 and 2. The soil restoration index (SRI) was used to estimate soil recovery from three pipelines with different recovery periods (2, 6, and 8 years) at site 3. The results showed that the adverse effects of pipeline construction on soil properties mainly occurred in the right-of-way (ROW) areas and the impaired zones were in the order trench> piling and working areas > 20 and 50 m. The soil restoration cycle may be complete within 6 years of construction. At site 3, the SRI in the ROW area of a pipeline after 6 years of restoration was close to 100 %, showing full soil recovery. However, the SRI in the disturbed areas of a pipeline after 2 years of restoration was much lower than that after 6 years of restoration, indicating that the soil was still recovering from the disturbance. The topography may change the intensity of disturbance in different areas due to the movement patterns of heavy machinery and traffic routes. There were local variations in the SQI within the pipeline zones, with flat areas suffering greater disturbance than hilly areas, indicating that topography should be considered in a pipeline's environmental impact assessment.

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“…The soil properties were relatively stable in comparison to the vegetation properties, except in the WAs, which were affected by the soil mixing when the pipeline trench was backfilled (Ivey and McBride 1999;Soon et al 2000). Therefore, the scopes of the effect on soil quality were narrow in both areas.…”

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“…As mentioned above, soil properties and vegetation are clearly affected by pipeline construction (Soon et al 2000;CoiffaitGombault et al 2012), and both can be important representations of ecosystem degeneration (Pei et al 2008). This has led to a focus on soil and vegetation in the study of the effects of pipeline construction in recent years (Coiffait-Gombault et al 2012;Olson and Doherty 2012).…”

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“…Engineering measures such as excavation and the movement of vehicles necessitate the removal of surface vegetation, road paving, and piling up of soil (Coiffait-Gombault et al 2012), while fixing the pipeline and backfilling may alter the structure and properties of the soil. For instance, soils near pipelines have relatively low levels of organic matter, increased pH levels, and greater variation in temperature (Hopmans and Dane 1986;Ivey and McBride 1999;Soon et al 2000). The resulting corridor effect and edge effect (Forman and Godron 1986) block material exchange and energy flow, and then cause habitat fragmentation (Battisti 2003).…”

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Potential effects of large linear pipeline construction on soil and vegetation in ecologically fragile regions

Xiao

Wang

Shi

et al. 2014

Environ Monit Assess

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Long-distance pipeline construction results in marked human disturbance of the regional ecosystem and brings into question the safety of pipeline construction with respect to the environment. Thus, the direct environmental impact and proper handling of such large projects have received much attention. The potential environmental effects, however, have not been fully addressed, particularly for large linear pipeline projects, and the threshold of such effects is unclear. In this study, two typical eco-fragile areas in western China, where large linear construction projects have been conducted, were chosen as the case study areas. Soil quality indices (SQI) and vegetation indices (VI), representing the most important potential effects, were used to analyze the scope of the effect of large pipeline construction on the surrounding environment. These two indices in different buffer zones along the pipeline were compared against the background values. The analysis resulted in three main findings. First, pipeline construction continues to influence the nearby eco-environment even after a 4-year recovery period. During this period, the effect on vegetation due to pipeline construction reaches 300 m beyond the working area, and is much larger in distance than the effect on soil, which is mainly confined to within 30 m either side of the pipeline, indicating that vegetation is more sensitive than soil to this type of human disturbance. However, the effect may not reach beyond 500 m from the pipeline. Second, the scope of the effect in terms of distance on vegetation may also be determined by the frequency of disturbance and the intensity of the pipeline construction. The greater the number of pipelines in an area, the higher the construction intensity and the more frequent the disturbance. Frequent disturbance may expand the effect on vegetation on both sides of the pipeline, but not on soil quality. Third, the construction may eliminate the stable, resident plant community. During the recovery period, the plant community in the work area of the pipeline is replaced by some species that are rare or uncommon in the resident plant community because of human disturbance, thereby increasing the plant diversity in the work area. In terms of plant succession, the duration of the recovery period has a direct effect on the composition and structure of the plant community. The findings provide a theoretical basis and scientific foundation for improving the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of oil and gas pipeline construction as it pertains to the desert steppe ecosystem, and provide a reference point for recovery and management of the eco-environment during the pipeline construction period.

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Recovery of chemical and physical properties of boreal plain soils impacted by pipeline burial

Cited by 30 publications

References 15 publications

Crop response to topsoil replacement depth and organic amendment on abandoned natural gas wellsites

Crop response to topsoil replacement depth and organic amendment on abandoned natural gas wellsites

The effects of pipeline construction disturbance on soil properties and restoration cycle

Potential effects of large linear pipeline construction on soil and vegetation in ecologically fragile regions

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