ABSTRACT
Spoil to Soil: Mine Site Rehabilitation and Revegetation presents both fundamental and practical aspects of remediation and revegetation of mine sites. Through three major themes, it examines characterization of mine site spoils; remediation of chemical, physical and biological constraints of mine site spoils, including post mine-site land-use practices; and revegetation of remediated mine site spoils. Each theme includes chapters featuring case studies involving mine sites around the world. The final section focuses specifically on case studies with successful mine site rehabilitation.
The book provides a narrative of how inert spoil can be converted to live soil. Instructive illustrations show mine sites before and after rehabilitation. The purpose of this book is to provide students, scientists, and professional personnel in the mining industry sensible, science-based information needed to rehabilitate sustainably areas disturbed by mining activities.
This book is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in environmental, earth, and soil sciences; environmental and soil scientists; and mine site environmental engineers and regulators.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section I|56 pages
Mine Site Characterization
section II|51 pages
Mine Site Rehabilitation Practices
chapter 4|16 pages
Use of Biowaste for Mine Site Rehabilitation
section III|92 pages
Post Mine Site Land-Use Practices
chapter 8|23 pages
Restoring Forests on Surface Coal Mines in Appalachia
section IV|88 pages
Mine Site Revegetation Potential
section V|73 pages
Case Studies of Successful Mine Site Rehabilitation