The Reclamation of Acidic Colliery Spoil. I. Acid Production Potential

Costigan, P. A.; Bradshaw, A. D.; Gemmell, R. P.

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“…Laboratory studies have shown this particular minespoil to have a relatively low pyritic content of 0.12 per cent, compared with values of up to 4.39 per cent reported for other British minespoils (Costigan, et al, 1981). The data for treatment P strongly suggests that little, if any, enhanced weathering of the minespoil occurred within the ploughed profile.…”

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The early performance of deciduous trees grown in acidic minespoil ameliorated with pulverized fuel ash

Perkins

Vann

1995

Land Degrad Dev

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A field trial investigated the early performance of six tree species planted into an acidic minespoil ameliorated by ploughing or incorporation of 10 per cent by weight of pulverized fuel ash (PFA). Common alder, Italian alder and silver birch produced the greatest total shoot extensions for PFA-ameliorated minespoil. Rowan, sycamore and aspen were unsatisfactory for both ameliorative treatments. PFA increased the pH of the minespoil for a period of time potentially beneficial for the establishment of the tree species. For the rate of PFA application studied, general salinity effects and cold-water-soluble boron both presented problems for successful tree growth.

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The early performance of deciduous trees grown in acidic minespoil ameliorated with pulverized fuel ash

Perkins

Vann

1995

Land Degrad Dev

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“…Some of the variation, however, results from the difficult-to-predict rates of oxidation of the various forms of pyrites which exist in these spoils. In consequence there are many spoils that have been treated with lime where the introduced plants have grown well for a few years and then died (Costigan et al 1981).…”

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The 1988 shell lecture Plant Nutrition and Human Welfare: The World Scene

Greenwood¹

1989

J Sci Food Agric

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The proportion of the world's population that cannot get enough food to eat is increasing. Research has led to methods of increasing yields in ‘good’ soils with heavy inputs of fertilisers and other agrochemicals. But millions of people have to rely on food grown with few inputs on soils that are difficult to manage and present severe nutritional problems. There is a pressing need to devise sustainable systems of production that increase yields for these people. The problems that need to be overcome and the opportunities for advance are examined. Innovative agronomic practices are being developed that show promise of success. Quantitative models for soil and plant processes have also been developed and should be applied, to a greater extent than at present, in assessing possible practices in a given area, and in adapting practices to suit conditions. In addition there are a range of new techniques for measuring soil conditions and plant characteristics which should greatly facilitate progress. New methods of supplying crops with nutrients and water have led to spectacular improvements in the production of many horticultural crops in the Western world. Improvements in quality and the introduction of new products have been especially notable. They have enriched the lives of the consumer and created wealth for the producer. Pollution of the environment occurs almost everywhere. It has contributed to the economic decline of some of the earliest industrial areas of the world. Methods of overcoming the chemical constraints to plant growth on polluted and disturbed soils have been devised and have played a major part in improving the appearance of some of these former industrial areas and enabling them to attract modern industries and to enjoy new prosperity. Forest decline brought about by atmospheric pollution is becoming very serious in Western Europe and the USA. So far the only practical remedy involves the application of selected nutrients chosen on the basis of site characteristics.

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“…Therefore, the study of the soil and vegetation at the reclamation-area has been a hot topic. The restriction factors for the vegetation recovery at the mining area mainly include the low level of soil fertility and pH [6]; the insufficiency of N, P, and organic matter [7]; extreme physics properties [8] and so on. Regarding the relationship between the vegetation and the soil in the mining area, it was considered that lack of water, adverse soil structure, the high value of bulk density, and the insufficiency of soil nutrition are the restriction factors [9,10].…”

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Dynamic Parameters of Plant Communities Partially Reflect the Soil Quality Improvement in Eco‐Reclamation Area of an Opencast Coal Mine

Guo

Zhao

Tie-liang

et al. 2013

CLEAN Soil Air Water

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The influence of soil physicochemical properties and the relationship between the plant community and edaphic factors have been studied through monitoring the community dynamic parameters and analyzing the soil properties from four plant plots at the Pingshuo opencast coal mine eco-reclamation area. The results are obtained as follows:(1) the law of the quantity variation of total N and available K is affected by the different kinds of plant configuration mode. It is Robinia pseudoacacia þ Pinus tabuliformis (SIV) > R. pseudoacacia (SV) > R. pseudoacacia þ P. tabuliformis (SI) > R. pseudoacacia þ Ulmus pumila þ Ailanthus altissima (SIII). The quantity is close to or exceeds the level of the original geomorphology. The average content of available N has the following order: SIV > SI > SIII > SV; the average content of available P SV > SIII > SIV > SI, both are far below the level of the original geomorphology; pH SIV < SIII < SI < SV; bulk density SI < SIV < SV < SIII, moisture content SIV > SIII > SI > SV; in the soil layer of 20-40 cm, except the available P, other physicochemical factors are in accordance with the factors of the surface soil; (2) the population average density, height and diameter at breast height (DBH) have no obvious relevance with the average density of the stumpage; (3) the average density, height, and DBH of R. pseudoacacia are closely related to pH and the content of available N and available P and all the index can be fitted by the equation of linear regression of the edaphic factors mentioned above. The principal component analysis shows that the magnitude of the impacts of three kinds of edaphic factors on the R. pseudoacacia population has the following order: pH > available N > available P. The average density of U. pumila is closely related to the moisture content of the soil. This regression model can be used to direct the cultivation and propagation of R. pseudoacacia and U. pumila population at the mine eco-reclamation area.

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The Reclamation of Acidic Colliery Spoil. I. Acid Production Potential

Cited by 36 publications

References 6 publications

The early performance of deciduous trees grown in acidic minespoil ameliorated with pulverized fuel ash

The early performance of deciduous trees grown in acidic minespoil ameliorated with pulverized fuel ash

The 1988 shell lecture Plant Nutrition and Human Welfare: The World Scene

Dynamic Parameters of Plant Communities Partially Reflect the Soil Quality Improvement in Eco‐Reclamation Area of an Opencast Coal Mine

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