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Title: Boron in mine soils and rehabilitation plant species at selected surface coal mines in western United States

Abstract

Boron (B) content in mine soils and plants was assessed at 11 strip mines in the northern Great Plains, Powder River basin, and Green River coal regions. Except for unusually high B levels at one Wyoming mine, B levels in both mine soils and plants indicate that deficiency or toxicity conditions are minimal over this large geographic area. Relationships among mine-soil pH, organic-matter content, and hot-water soluble B, and B in plants are typical of those commonly reported in the literature. In addition, electrical conductivity (EC) of a water saturation extract of mine soil was positively correlated with B in mine soils. Regulations that suggest routine analysis for B to determine allowable levels in mine soils and rehabilitation plant species may be simplified. The more common measurements of pH and EC of mine soils should provide sufficient information to indicate potential B problem areas, where plant and mine soil analyses for B could then be performed.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO
OSTI Identifier:
5900104
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
J. Environ. Qual.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 12:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; BORON; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; TOXICITY; SURFACE MINING; LAND RECLAMATION; COAL MINES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEDERAL REGION VIII; GREAT PLAINS; GREEN RIVER FORMATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PH VALUE; PLANTS; POLLUTION REGULATIONS; REVEGETATION; SOILS; SOLUBILITY; UPTAKE; WATER; WATER SATURATION; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELEMENTS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; MINES; MINING; NORTH AMERICA; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; REGULATIONS; SATURATION; SEMIMETALS; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; USA; 510500* - Environment, Terrestrial- Site Resource & Use Studies- (-1989); 010900 - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Environmental Aspects; 560303 - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Plants- (-1987)

Citation Formats

Serverson, R C, and Gough, L P. Boron in mine soils and rehabilitation plant species at selected surface coal mines in western United States. United States: N. p., 1983. Web. doi:10.2134/jeq1983.00472425001200010026x.
Serverson, R C, & Gough, L P. Boron in mine soils and rehabilitation plant species at selected surface coal mines in western United States. United States. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq1983.00472425001200010026x
Serverson, R C, and Gough, L P. 1983. "Boron in mine soils and rehabilitation plant species at selected surface coal mines in western United States". United States. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq1983.00472425001200010026x.
@article{osti_5900104,
title = {Boron in mine soils and rehabilitation plant species at selected surface coal mines in western United States},
author = {Serverson, R C and Gough, L P},
abstractNote = {Boron (B) content in mine soils and plants was assessed at 11 strip mines in the northern Great Plains, Powder River basin, and Green River coal regions. Except for unusually high B levels at one Wyoming mine, B levels in both mine soils and plants indicate that deficiency or toxicity conditions are minimal over this large geographic area. Relationships among mine-soil pH, organic-matter content, and hot-water soluble B, and B in plants are typical of those commonly reported in the literature. In addition, electrical conductivity (EC) of a water saturation extract of mine soil was positively correlated with B in mine soils. Regulations that suggest routine analysis for B to determine allowable levels in mine soils and rehabilitation plant species may be simplified. The more common measurements of pH and EC of mine soils should provide sufficient information to indicate potential B problem areas, where plant and mine soil analyses for B could then be performed.},
doi = {10.2134/jeq1983.00472425001200010026x},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5900104}, journal = {J. Environ. Qual.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 12:1,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
}