Authors:
Sheoran, V., A.S. Sheoran and P. Poonia
Publication Date:
2010
Abstract/Summary:
Mining of mineral resources results in extensive soil damage, altering microbial communities and affecting vegetation leading to destruction of vast amounts of land. Reclamation is the process to restore the ecological integrity of these disturbed mine land areas. It includes the management of all types of physical, chemical and biological disturbances of soils such as soil pH, fertility, microbial community and various soil nutrient cycles that makes the degraded land soil productive. Productivity of soil can be increased by adding various natural amendments such as saw dust, wood residues, sewage sludge, animal manures, as these amendments stimulate the microbial activity which provides the nutrients (N, P) and organic carbon to the soil.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
International Journal of Soil, Sediment, and Water
Link:
http://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1107&context=intljssw