Main Title |
Strip mine reclamation with municipal sludge / |
Author |
Sopper, William E.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Center for Environmental Research Information [distributor], |
Year Published |
1984 |
Report Number |
EPA/600-S2-84-035 |
OCLC Number |
10834986 |
Subjects |
Reclamation of land--Pennsylvania ;
Strip mining--Environmental aspects--Pennsylvania ;
Sewage sludge
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA 600-S2-84-035 |
In Binder |
Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
08/03/2018 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-S2-84-035 |
In Binder Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
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Collation |
6 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
Notes |
Caption title. At head of title: Project summary. Distributed to depository libraries in microfiche. "Mar 1984." "EPA/600-S2-84-035." |
Contents Notes |
"Treated municipal sludge was used to revegetate three 4-ha demonstration plots in the anthracite and bituminous coal mining regions of Pennsylvania. The three sites selected represented more than 100,000 ha of abandoned, barren bituminous strip mine spoil banks and anthracite refuse banks present in the state. Various types of sludges (liquid digested, dewatered, and composted) were applied at different application rates to supply the necessary nutrient pool for establishing vegetation and to adhere to state guidelines regarding lifetime applications of trace metals on the land. Following sludge application and incorporation, all sites were seeded with a mixture of grasses and legumes. A monitoring system was installed at each demonstration plot to determine the effects of the sludge applications on (1) the bacteriological and chemical qualities of soil percolate and groundwater, (2) soil chemical properties, and (3) the growth and quality of the vegetative cover. Data collected over a 5-year period indicate that the sludge applications ameliorated the adverse site conditions and resulted in a quick, complete vegetative cover that has persisted and improved each year. No deterioration in vegetation yield or quality has been observed on any site. Although sludge applications increased some trace metal concentrations in the vegetation, all concentrations were below plant tolerance levels, and no phytotoxicity symptoms were ever observed. Before vegetation was established, the sludge applications caused some sporadic, short-lived increases in nitrate-nitrogen concentrations in soil percolate water. However, in general, the sludge applications had no significant adverse effects on the chemical or bacteriological quality of groundwater. Study results indicate that stabilized municipal sludges can be used to revegetate mined lands in an environmentally safe manner with no adverse effects on the vegetation, soil, or groundwater quality. The study also shows that at the proper rates, single applications of sludge on a mined site can successfully establish vegetation and sustain it for the 5-year period mandated under the Federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977." |
Place Published |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Access Notes |
Also available via the World Wide Web. |
Corporate Au Added Ent |
Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory. |
PUB Date Free Form |
1984 |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20100331172612 |
Language |
eng |
SUDOCS Number |
EP 1.89/2:600/S 2-84-035 |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
03665nam 2200385Ia 45020 |