Browsing by Subject "Strip mining"
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1981)Surface strip mining is currently the fastest way to recover lignite and bituminous coal. The strip mining results in the disturbance of large acreages of land. However, specific management of the spoils is required to ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1984)The deficiency of nitrogen and phosphorus in mixed overburden mine spoils has resulted in interest in strategies to minimize fertilizer application. In this study, the abundance of microbial populations, with emphasis on ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)Seven cores and five soils were investigated to characterize the mineralogy of their coarse fractions (>2 μm). The cores and associated soils were sampled from the Wilcox Group sediments overlying lignite at several ...