Asset Details
Do you wish to reserve the book?
Reclaiming minelands with organics
Hey, we have placed the reservation for you!
By the way, why not check out events that you can attend while you pick your title.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place the reservation. Kindly try again later.
Are you sure you want to remove the book from the shelf?
Reclaiming minelands with organics
Do you wish to request the book?
Reclaiming minelands with organics
Please be aware that the book you have requested cannot be checked out. If you would like to checkout this book, you can reserve another copy
We have requested the book for you!
Your request is successful and it will be processed during the Library working hours. Please check the status of your request in My Requests.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place your request. Kindly try again later.
Magazine Article
Reclaiming minelands with organics
1992
Overview
Pennsylvania - with 1/4 million acres of abandoned minelands - was a pioneer in the use of organic materials for stripped mineland reclamation. As a result of Pennsylvania State University experiments in 1977, minemix - a combination of 50% sludge compost and 50% anaerobically digested sludge - was developed. Minemix is applied to 250 to 500 acres of Pennsylvania minelands annually by Enviro-Gro of Baltimore, Maryland. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a study in 1990, comparing reclamation projects using minemix with comparable sites where chemical fertilizers were used. The EPA found no adverse environmental effects on the sites where minemix was used. The number of acres that benefit from minemix is small compared to the estimated 10,000 acres of mineland reclaimed each year in Pennsylvania. The Drummond Co. won a national award from the federal Office of Surface Mining for reclamation efforts involving the use of municipal sludge compost. Dwight Hicks of Drummond says that reuse of organic materials in mine restoration will increase.
