Physical and Hydrological Characteristics of Reclaimed Minesoils in Southeastern Ohio
M. K. Shuklaa,*,
R. Lala,
J. Underwoodb and
M. Ebingerc
a Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, The Ohio State Univ., 2021 Coffey Rd., Columbus, OH 43210-1085
b School of Natural Resources, FAES, The Ohio State Univ., 2021 Coffey Rd., Columbus, OH 43210-1085
c Los Alamos National Lab., Los Alamos, NM 87545

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Fig. 1. Schematic of the plots at both the experimental sites (a) undisturbed soil (UMS) and (b) reclaimed minesoil (RMS). Soil samples were collected for the 0- to 10-cm depth from (a) and the 0- to 10- and the 10- to 20-cm depths for (b). The FL1, FL2 and FL3 are the three rates of fertilizer application in RMS at both sites.
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Fig. 2. Mean and standard deviations of soil water content ( ) at different suctions for an unmined control (UMS) and three-fertilizer treatment (FL1, FL2, and FL3) in reclaimed minesoil in Vinton County site (VCS).
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Fig. 3. Mean and standard deviations of soil water content ( ) at different suctions for an unmined control (UMS) and three-fertilizer treatment (FL1, FL2, and FL3) in reclaimed minesoil in Jackson County site (JCS).
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