Revegetation of a contaminated zinc smelter site

Sopper, William E.

doi:10.1016/0169-2046(89)90012-1

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“…This was in particular noticed around the Palmerton smelter, where a considerable portion of the area is covered with a layer of undecomposed tree bark (Sopper 1989) or by thick (6-16 cm) litter (Jordan 1975). Similarly, leaf litter is the major problem of semi-barren communities in Sudbury, because it hinders the establishment of understorey species by seeds (Winterhalder 2000).…”

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“…Importantly, information on several industrial barrens is reported only in publications describing reclamation measures (e.g. Pancholy et al 1975;Sopper 1989;Vangronsveld et al 1995Vangronsveld et al , 1996Kelley and Tate 1998;Winterhalder 2000). Even the researchers exploring pollution effects on plant communities tend to select the most polluted sites outside industrial barrens, because these habitats seem not comparable with less disturbed sites (e.g.…”

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Industrial barrens: extreme habitats created by non-ferrous metallurgy

Kozlov

Zvereva

2006

Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol

108

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Industrial barrens are bleak open landscapes evolved due to deposition of airborne pollutants, with only small patches of vegetation surrounded by bare land. These extreme environments appeared as a by-product of human activities about a century ago. The comparative analysis of information available from 36 industrial barrens worldwide allowed to identify factors and conditions that are necessary and sufficient for the appearance of these specific habitats. Vast majority of industrial barrens is associated with non-ferrous smelters, located predominantly in mountainous or hilly landscapes. Development of industrial barrens starts from gradual decline of vegetation due to severe pollution impact accompanied by other human-induced disturbances (primarily clearcutting) and is usually concluded by a fire, facilitated by accumulation of woody debris. Since vegetation recovery is hampered by soil toxicity caused by extreme contamination by heavy metals, soils remain bare and suffer from erosion enhanced by altered microclimate. In spite of general reduction in biodiversity, industrial barrens still support a variety of life, including regionally rare and endangered species, as well as populations that evolved specific adaptations to the harsh and toxic environment. Recently, most industrial barrens show some signs of natural recovery due to emission decline or closure of responsible polluters; some of barren sites have been or are being successfully revegetated. The remaining industrial barrens offer unique opportunities for conducting 'basic' ecological research, in particular for testing some general theories in an evolutionary novel stressful environment; some of barren habitats deserve conservation for scientific and educational purposes.

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Section: Hampering Of Natural Recoverymentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Industrial barrens: extreme habitats created by non-ferrous metallurgy

Kozlov

Zvereva

2006

Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol

108

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“…The physico-chemical properties of mine spoils tend to inhibit soil forming process and plant growth (Sopper 1989). However, amendments of soil microorganisms along with industrial wastes play an important role in pedogenesis, improving root growth and amelioration of microclimatic conditions (Juwarkar et al 1992).…”

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Developmental strategies for sustainable ecosystem on mine spoil dumps: a case of study

Juwarkar

Yadav

Thawale

et al. 2008

Environ Monit Assess

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An important goal of ecological rehabilitation is to accelerate natural successional processes to increase biological productivity, soil fertility and biotic control over biogeochemical fluxes within the recovering ecosystems. A new approach called Microbe Assisted Green Technology (MAGT) is an integrated biotechnological approach developed at National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) through exhaustive laboratory as well as field studies and serve as a model for land reclamation and development of lush green vegetation on mine overburdens. One year old seedlings of native tree species were planted on 6.3 ha area of manganese mine overburden at Gumgaon under Manganese Ore India Ltd., Maharashtra, India. Continuous efforts resulted in nutrient rich soil with high N, P, K and organic carbon; well developed biodiversity, including bacteria, fungi, higher plants (more than 350 species) and different classes of animals. Planted trees accumulated 698 t ha( - 1) above ground biomass and 143 t ha( - 1) below ground mass. This was achieved in 18 years by MAGT, which otherwise takes hundreds of years.

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“…For grasses and wildflowers, a 0.5 m 2 quadrat was placed at 5 sub-sites per zone and a species count, estimate of percentage cover and species identification performed. Those plants that could not be identified in the field were sampled and returned to the laboratory for subsequent identification using Rose (1991) 1.6 -6.4 (3.4) a (Sopper, 1989 …”

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Understanding success in the context of brownfield greening projects: The requirement for outcome evaluation in urban greenspace success assessment

Doick

Sellers

Castan-Broto

et al. 2009

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening

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Revegetation of a contaminated zinc smelter site

Cited by 19 publications

References 3 publications

Industrial barrens: extreme habitats created by non-ferrous metallurgy

Industrial barrens: extreme habitats created by non-ferrous metallurgy

Developmental strategies for sustainable ecosystem on mine spoil dumps: a case of study

Understanding success in the context of brownfield greening projects: The requirement for outcome evaluation in urban greenspace success assessment

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