Soil Reclamation Processes Microbiological Analyses and Applications

by Tate,Robert L.

• ISBN13: 9780824772864
• ISBN10: 0824772865
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1985-03-25
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

The first book to emphasize microbiological and biochemical processes in the evaluation of soil reclamation, Soil Reclamation Processes presents the practical techniques necessary to plan more effective, long-range, low-cost reclamation projects. Combining basic scientific principles with concrete examples of existing methodology, this unique monograph examines the mycorrhizal aspects of toxic stressed reclamation environments, discusses the role of algae as indicators of succession and soil development, considers soil enzyme monitoring in relation to oil shale and other reclamation procedures, details microbial radionuclide transformations and problems in low-level waste storage environments, reviews the microbial aspects of phosphate clay dewatering and acid mine waste drainage reclamation, outlines the economic advantages of site modification prior to reclamation, and much more! Soil Reclamation Processes is timely reading for soil scientists, soil microbiologists, environmental scientists and engineers, agronomists, ecologists, geologists, biochemists, and civil engineers; reclamation project managers; and government agency and private institution personnel dealing with soil reclamation, environmental protection safety, water or soil conservation, land management, and mining. Additionally, the book is an ideal reference for advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in reclamation, general soils, environmental science, and environmental microbiology. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iii
Contributors	p. ix
Microorganisms, Ecosystem Disturbance and Soil-Formation Processes	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Role of Microorganisms in Minelands	p. 2
Soil Organic Matter: Source and Role	p. 2
Nitrogen Metabolism in Minelands	p. 15
Conclusion	p. 23
References	p. 24
Acid Mine Waste Drainage: Microbial Impact on the Recovery of Soil and Water Ecosystems	p. 35
Introduction	p. 35
Description of Major Wastes from Mining Activities	p. 39
Effects of Acid Mine Wastes on Microbes and Microbial Processes	p. 45
Recovery of Microbial Communities from Mine Waste Effects	p. 47
Microbiological Processes and the Recovery of AMD-Contaminated Systems
Summary and Suggestions	p. 73
References	p. 74
Diagnostic Aspects of Algal Ecology in Disturbed Lands	p. 83
Introduction	p. 83
Floristic Studies	p. 84
Edaphic Studies	p. 85
Stability	p. 91
Soil-Algal Interactions	p. 94
Conceptual Models	p. 100
Conclusions	p. 103
References	p. 103
Microbial Development on Oil Shale Wastes: Influence on Geochemistry	p. 107
Introduction	p. 107
Retorted Shale and Associated Wastes	p. 108
Establishment of Microbial Communities in Retorted Shale Embankments	p. 113
Effect of Microorganisms on Geochemical Processes	p. 118
Summary and Research Needs	p. 133
References	p. 134
Soil Enzymes: A Predictor of Reclamation Potential and Progress	p. 141
Introduction	p. 141
Historical Background	p. 142
Soil Enzymes and Reclamation	p. 143
Soil Enzymatic Monitoring: Experiences with Retorted Oil Shale	p. 147
Soil Enzymes--Prospects and Potential Applications in Reclamation	p. 163
References	p. 164
Mycorrhizae and Reclamation of Stressed Terrestrial Environments	p. 173
Introduction	p. 173
Mechanisms by which Mycorrhizae May Alleviate Stress on Mine Sites	p. 174
Mycorrhizal Symbionts Indigenous to Mine Spoils	p. 178
Mycorrhizal Development on Minespoils and Tailings	p. 179
Benefits of Mycorrhizal Associations on Mine Wastes	p. 188
Conclusions	p. 193
References	p. 194
Management of Microbial Processes in Surface Mined Land Reclamation in Western Canada	p. 203
Introduction	p. 203
Microbiological Characteristics of Surface Mined Soils and Mine Tailings in Alberta	p. 209
Methods of Restoring Biological Activity to Soil Disturbed by Mining	p. 225
Conclusions	p. 235
References	p. 236
Microbial Technology for Aggregation and Dewatering of Phosphate Clay Slimes: Implications on Resource Recovery	p. 243
Introduction	p. 243
Mining and Beneficiation Processes for Phosphate	p. 244
Characterization of Phosphatic Clays	p. 245
Colloidal and Surface Chemistry of Clays	p. 251
Biopolymers	p. 257
Microbial Interactions at Interfaces	p. 260
Effect of Clays on Microorganisms	p. 263
Microbial Processes for Waste Water Clarification and Restoration	p. 264
Future Research Themes	p. 267
Summary	p. 271
References	p. 272
Low-Level Radioactive Wastes in Subsurface Soils	p. 279
Introduction	p. 279
Organic Compounds in Waste Leachate	p. 285
Microbial Population and Activity	p. 290
Microbial Mobilization and Immobilization of Metals	p. 320
Conclusion	p. 324
References	p. 325
General Interactions of Microbes in Reclamation Processes	p. 333
Index	p. 339
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