NDLI: Effects of Iron Precipitation and Organic Amendments on Porosity and Penetrability in Sulphide Mine Tailings

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Author	Stjernman Forsberg, Lovisa Ledin, Stig
Copyright Year	2003
Abstract	This paper evaluates the effects of organic amendments and ironprecipitation on pore size distribution and mechanical resistancein sulphide mine tailings, as related to plant habitat requirements. Unaltered tailings, oxidised tailings collected from untreated, fertilized and sludge-amended plots in the field,and mixtures of unaltered tailings and organic amendments prepared in the laboratory, were analysed for pore size distribution. The organic amendments (sewage sludge, peat mossand paper mill sludge) were each applied at the rates of 0, 16 and 33% by volume. A difference in pore-size distribution between untreated and treated samples was shown in both field and laboratory samples. Both inorganic and organic amendments caused a decrease in pores holding water at soil water potentials–10 to –60 kPa, but increased the pores holding water at tensions below –60 kPa. This resulted in a decreased or unchanged content of plant available water (W$_{a}$) in all laboratory samples and in the fertilized field samples. Penetration studies in the field showed that additions of fertilizer, without any organic matter, had resulted in hardpans in the oxidised tailings that significantly increased themechanical resistance in the surface horizon. Thus, this studyindicates that the physical influence of the oxidation processestaking place in sulphide mine tailings can be magnified by additions of soil amendments. The aggregation of iron oxides and negatively charged particles such as organic substances orphosphate anions may cement the tailings, which can result inimpeded root growth.
Starting Page	395
Ending Page	408
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00496979
Journal	Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
Volume Number	142
Issue Number	1-4
e-ISSN	15732932
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2003-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Hydrogeology Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecological Modeling Environmental Chemistry Pollution Environmental Engineering Water Science and Technology

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