Main Title |
Vegetative rehabilitation of arid land disturbed in the development of oil shale and coal / |
Author |
McKell, C. M., ;
Van Epps, Gordon
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Utah State Univ., Logan. Inst. for Land Rehabilitation.;Industrial Environmental Research Lab.-Cincinnati, OH. Resource Extraction and Handling Div.;Science and Education Administration, Washington, DC. Cooperative Research. |
Publisher |
Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environment Protection Agency, Available to the public through the National Technical Information Service. |
Year Published |
1980 |
Report Number |
EPA 600/7-80-071; 684-15-10; USDA/SEA/CR-4 |
Stock Number |
PB80-189541 |
OCLC Number |
06480976 |
Subjects |
Revegetation--Utah ;
Desert ecology--Utah
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Additional Subjects |
Vegetation ;
Oil shale ;
Land reclamation ;
Arid land ;
Field tests ;
Coal mining ;
Greenhouses ;
Planting ;
Containers ;
Volume ;
Growth ;
Summer ;
Plant reproduction ;
Shrubs ;
Plant hormones ;
Utah
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA 600-7-80-071 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
04/27/2016 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-7-80-071 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ERAD |
EPA 600/7-80-071 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
02/19/2013 |
ESAD |
EPA 600-7-80-071 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
03/23/2010 |
NTIS |
PB80-189541 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
x, 38 pages : illustrations ; 1980. |
Abstract |
Field experiments were established on sites disturbed by exploratory drilling in the oil shale region of northeastern Utah and on disturbed sites on a potential coal mine in south central Utah. Concurrently, greenhouse studies were carried out using soil samples from disturbed sites and processed oil shale. Establishment of container-grown transplants was far more successful than plantings of bare-root seedlings or direct seeding. Early spring planting gave better results than fall planting. Good survival was obtained from summer planting when the soil was moist. Soil surface shaping and application of surface stabilizing materials can be used to collect water runoff and increase plant survival. Propagation of native shrubs from stem cuttings provides a means of multiplying desired biotypes for land rehabilitation. Higher rooting hormone levels are required for some species than are normally used in propagating cultivated species. The most effective container size and shape for growing transplanting materials is one with adequate volume and ribbed sides to prevent root spiraling. |
Notes |
"Institute for Land Rehabilitation, Utah State University." "Resource Extraction and Handling Division, Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory." "Science and Education Administration, Cooperative Research." Apr. 1980. "SEA/CR LAG no. D6-E762, grant no. 684-15-10." Includes bibliographical references (pages 36-37). |