Main Title |
Reclamation of surface mined coal spoils / |
Author |
Barnhisel, Richard I.,
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CORP Author |
Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station, Lexington. Dept. of Agronomy.;Industrial Environmental Research Lab., Cincinnati, Ohio.;Cooperative State Research Service, Washington, D.C. |
Publisher |
Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ; Available through the National Technical Information Service, |
Year Published |
1977 |
Report Number |
CSRS-684-15-3; EPA 600-7-77-093 ; CSRS-1 |
Stock Number |
PB-272 678 |
OCLC Number |
06183163 |
Subjects |
Strip mining--Environmental aspects ;
Spoil banks--Environmental aspects ;
Reclamation of land
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Additional Subjects |
Coal mining ;
Surface mining ;
Land reclamation ;
Soil properties ;
Cultivation ;
Spoil ;
Vegetation ;
Soil fertility ;
Geology ;
Soil water ;
Phosphorus ;
Soil chemistry ;
Additives ;
Terrain ;
Roughness ;
Plant growth ;
Mulches ;
Calcium oxides ;
Subsurface structures ;
Soils ;
pH ;
Kentucky ;
Mine wastes ;
Coal mine spoil ;
Mine acid drainage ;
Subsoiling
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA 600-7-77-093 |
c.1 |
Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
04/21/2014 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-7-77-093 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ELBD RPS |
EPA 600-7-77-093 |
repository copy |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
08/17/2020 |
ERAD |
EPA-600/7-77-093 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
04/27/2016 |
ESAD |
EPA 600-7-77-093 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
03/23/2010 |
NTIS |
PB-272 678 |
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 |
ix, 57 pages ; 28 cm. |
Abstract |
Field experiments were established in western Kentucky on four types of surface-mined coal spoils. These areas were selected to represent the extremes in spoil materials commonly encountered in reclamation. This report presents evidence that mine spoils may be successfully reclaimed when proper levels of fertility have been restored. With the provision for retaining rainfall on the spoils, yields of mixed legume-fescue forage exceed 4 metric tons per hectare (2 T/acre). These yields are equal to or greater than those of adjacent non-mined land. The advantage of a rough surface created by ripping or subsoiling was obtained at all levels of applied phosphorus. It was found that phosphorus and water are more commonly the limiting factors in obtaining an adequate degree of vegetative cover and associated forage yield than the acidic nature of spoils. However, in acidic spoils lime must be incorporated in order to effectively improve the growing conditions. |
Notes |
"CSRS-1." Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-56). |