Technical evaluation of topsoil substitution practices and handling of potential acid/toxic-forming materials in Texas. Special study report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6306462
The Texas State program approved by the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) allows that selected overburden materials may, if justified, be substituted for topsoil in mined land reclamation. The report presents the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement's (OSM's) findings regarding the practice of topsoil substitution under the approved Texas program and related reclamation problems with potential minesoil acidification. The purpose of the study was not to determine whether the substitution of overburden for topsoil should be approved or disapproved on any specific mine or soil series in Texas. The report presents a summary of pertinent technical considerations that need to be addressed in permit approvals for surface coal mines which (1) may encounter potentially acid/toxic-forming materials during mining or (2) intend to substitute overburden for topsoil as a plant growth material. The report summarizes the results of a special study OSM conducted to evaluate the technical basis and justification for reclamation plans and the substitution of overburden for topsoil as a plant growth material suitable for the reclamation of coal mines.
- Research Organization:
- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Denver, CO (USA). Western Technical Center
- OSTI ID:
- 6306462
- Report Number(s):
- PB-91-121418/XAB; OSM--368
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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