Restoration of surface vegetation on uranium wastes at Uravan, Colorado. Report of investigations/1982

Technical Report · Sat May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6508495

Froisland, L J; Placek, P L; Shirts, M B

The Bureau of Mines conducted a 4-year research program at Uravan, Colo., on a 2-1/2-acre reclamation plot on the slope of a uranium tailings pile that had been covered with mine waste rock. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of plant species, type of irrigation, type of fertilizers, and use of dust control chemicals on plant growth and surface coverage. Best grass coverage, nearly 100 percent with 240 plants per square foot, was developed in a section that was seeded with crested wheatgrass, fertilized with sewage sludge, and sprinkler irrigated.

• Research Organization: Bureau of Mines, Salt Lake City, UT (USA). Salt Lake City Research Center
• OSTI ID: 6508495
• Report Number(s): PB-82-232489
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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