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Main Title Surface Mine Reclamation at the Elkins Mine Drainage Demonstration Project After 17 Years.
Author Hill, R. D. ; Grube, W. E. ;
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Hazardous Waste Engineering Research Lab.
Year Published 1986
Report Number EPA/600/D-86/081;
Stock Number PB86-190030
Additional Subjects Surface mining ; Coal mining ; Land reclamation ; Vegetation ; Fertilizers ; Seeds ; Slopes ; Pine trees ; Oak trees ; Ecological succession ; Leguminous plants ; Soils ; pH ; West Virginia ; ELKINS Mine
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NTIS  PB86-190030 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
In 1968 approximately 640 acres of land disturbed by coal mining were reclaimed and revegetated. The revegetation approach included the use of lime and fertilizer followed by seeding with a grass/legume mixture. In the steeper areas pine trees were also planted. In areas designated for forest planting, a mixture of pines and deciduous trees was utilized. The revegetated areas were evaluated in 1971, 1973, 1976, 1984, and 1985. The paper discusses the results of the latter two evaluations.