Soil reclamation processes : microbiological analyses and applications / edited by Robert L. Tate III, Donald A. Klein
Secondary Author Klein, Donald A., 1935-Tate, Robert L., 1944- Country Estados Unidos. Publication New York : Marcel Dekker, cop. 1985 Description X, 349 p. : il., tabelas ; 23 cm Series Books in soils and the environment ISBN 0-8247-7286-5 CDU 631.461 579.641
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book provides an assessment of the understanding of soil microbiology and biochemistry as part of reclamation processes. It attempts to assemble more specialized literature on reclamation, where application of microbiological concepts has provided the understanding of the process.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface (p. iii)
- Contributors (p. ix)
- Chapter 1 Microorganisms, Ecosystem Disturbance and Soil-Formation Processes (p. 1)
- I. Introduction (p. 1)
- II. Role of Microorganisms in Minelands (p. 2)
- III. Soil Organic Matter: Source and Role (p. 2)
- IV. Nitrogen Metabolism in Minelands (p. 15)
- V. Conclusion (p. 23)
- References (p. 24)
- Chapter 2 Acid Mine Waste Drainage: Microbial Impact on the Recovery of Soil and Water Ecosystems (p. 35)
- I. Introduction (p. 35)
- II. Description of Major Wastes from Mining Activities (p. 39)
- III. Effects of Acid Mine Wastes on Microbes and Microbial Processes (p. 45)
- IV. Recovery of Microbial Communities from Mine Waste Effects (p. 47)
- V. Microbiological Processes and the Recovery of AMD-Contaminated Systems
- VI. Summary and Suggestions (p. 73)
- References (p. 74)
- Chapter 3 Diagnostic Aspects of Algal Ecology in Disturbed Lands (p. 83)
- I. Introduction (p. 83)
- II. Floristic Studies (p. 84)
- III. Edaphic Studies (p. 85)
- IV. Stability (p. 91)
- V. Soil-Algal Interactions (p. 94)
- VI. Conceptual Models (p. 100)
- VII. Conclusions (p. 103)
- References (p. 103)
- Chapter 4 Microbial Development on Oil Shale Wastes: Influence on Geochemistry (p. 107)
- I. Introduction (p. 107)
- II. Retorted Shale and Associated Wastes (p. 108)
- III. Establishment of Microbial Communities in Retorted Shale Embankments (p. 113)
- IV. Effect of Microorganisms on Geochemical Processes (p. 118)
- V. Summary and Research Needs (p. 133)
- References (p. 134)
- Chapter 5 Soil Enzymes: A Predictor of Reclamation Potential and Progress (p. 141)
- I. Introduction (p. 141)
- II. Historical Background (p. 142)
- III. Soil Enzymes and Reclamation (p. 143)
- IV. Soil Enzymatic Monitoring: Experiences with Retorted Oil Shale (p. 147)
- V. Soil Enzymes--Prospects and Potential Applications in Reclamation (p. 163)
- References (p. 164)
- Chapter 6 Mycorrhizae and Reclamation of Stressed Terrestrial Environments (p. 173)
- I. Introduction (p. 173)
- II. Mechanisms by which Mycorrhizae May Alleviate Stress on Mine Sites (p. 174)
- III. Mycorrhizal Symbionts Indigenous to Mine Spoils (p. 178)
- IV. Mycorrhizal Development on Minespoils and Tailings (p. 179)
- V. Benefits of Mycorrhizal Associations on Mine Wastes (p. 188)
- VI. Conclusions (p. 193)
- References (p. 194)
- Chapter 7 Management of Microbial Processes in Surface Mined Land Reclamation in Western Canada (p. 203)
- I. Introduction (p. 203)
- II. Microbiological Characteristics of Surface Mined Soils and Mine Tailings in Alberta (p. 209)
- III. Methods of Restoring Biological Activity to Soil Disturbed by Mining (p. 225)
- IV. Conclusions (p. 235)
- References (p. 236)
- Chapter 8 Microbial Technology for Aggregation and Dewatering of Phosphate Clay Slimes: Implications on Resource Recovery (p. 243)
- I. Introduction (p. 243)
- II. Mining and Beneficiation Processes for Phosphate (p. 244)
- III. Characterization of Phosphatic Clays (p. 245)
- IV. Colloidal and Surface Chemistry of Clays (p. 251)
- V. Biopolymers (p. 257)
- VI. Microbial Interactions at Interfaces (p. 260)
- VII. Effect of Clays on Microorganisms (p. 263)
- VIII. Microbial Processes for Waste Water Clarification and Restoration (p. 264)
- IX. Future Research Themes (p. 267)
- X. Summary (p. 271)
- References (p. 272)
- Chapter 9 Low-Level Radioactive Wastes in Subsurface Soils (p. 279)
- I. Introduction (p. 279)
- II. Organic Compounds in Waste Leachate (p. 285)
- III. Microbial Population and Activity (p. 290)
- IV. Microbial Mobilization and Immobilization of Metals (p. 320)
- V. Conclusion (p. 324)
- References (p. 325)
- Chapter 10 General Interactions of Microbes in Reclamation Processes (p. 333)
- Index (p. 339)
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