Reclamation of surface-mine spoil

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6608680

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Research being performed on land reclamation at the Corona and Kellerman mines in Alabama is reported. Information is presented under the following headings: effects of topsoiling and mulching treatment on plant growth and soil erosion; preliminary findings on the germination and growth of Southern red oak seedlings on calcareous shale surface mine spoil; some effects of vegetation type and fertilization on growth, survival, and tip moth damage in loblolly pine planted on alkaline shale surface mine spoil; some effects of competition and fertilizer on the growth and survival of selected Christmas tree stock and Virginia pine on alkaline shale spoil; growth and survival of Eastern red cedar on alkaline shale spoil; and, greenhouse studies. The appendixes are entitled: study of the effects of acidification of calcareous shale on the growth of weeping love grass; the effects of competition and spoil mixtures on the growth of perennial ryegrass and weeping lovegrass; and, the effects of delayed fertilization on the growth of weeping lovegrass. (JGB)

• Research Organization: Alabama Univ., University (USA). School of Mines and Energy Development
• OSTI ID: 6608680
• Report Number(s): NP-3900660; ON: DE83900660
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010900 -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Environmental Aspects
510500* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACIDIFICATION
COAL MINES
DATA
EROSION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FERTILIZATION
GRASS
GROWTH
INFORMATION
LAND RECLAMATION
MINES
MINING
NUMERICAL DATA
NUTRIENTS
PLANT GROWTH
PLANTS
REVEGETATION
ROCKS
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SEEDLINGS
SHALES
SOILS
SPOIL BANKS
SURFACE MINING
TREES
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES