Soil reclamation processes: microbiological analyses and applications

Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Preface......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Contributors......Page 12
 I. Introduction......Page 16
 III . Soil Organic Matter : Source and Role......Page 17
 IV. Nitrogen Metabolism in Minelands......Page 30
 V. Conclusion......Page 38
 References......Page 39
 I. Introduction......Page 50
 II. Description of Major Wastes from Mining Activities......Page 54
 III . Effects of Acid Mine Wastes on Microbes and Microbial Processes......Page 60
 IV. Recovery of Microbial Communities from Mine Waste Effects......Page 62
 V. Microbiological Processes and the Recovery of AMO-Contaminated Systems......Page 83
 VI. Summary and Suggestions......Page 88
 References......Page 89
 I. Introduction......Page 98
 II. Floristic Studies......Page 99
 III. Edaphic Studies......Page 100
 IV. Stability......Page 106
 V. Soil-Algal Interactions......Page 109
 VI. Conceptual Models......Page 115
 References......Page 118
 I. Introduction......Page 122
 II. Retorted Shale and Associated Wastes......Page 123
 III. Establishment of Microbial Communities in Retorted Shale Embankments......Page 128
 IV. Effect of Microorganisms on Geochemical Processes......Page 133
 V. Summary and Research Needs......Page 148
 References......Page 149
 I. Introduction......Page 156
 II. Historical Background......Page 157
 III. Soil Enzymes and Reclamation......Page 158
 IV. Soil Enzymatic Monitoring: Experiences with Retorted Oil Shale......Page 162
 V. Soil Enzymes-Prospects and Potential Applications in Reclamation......Page 178
 References......Page 179
 I. Introduction......Page 188
 II. Mechanisms by which Mycorrhizae May Alleviate Stress on Mine Sites......Page 189
 III. Mycorrhizal Symbionts Indigenous to Mine Spoils......Page 193
 IV. Mycorrhizal Development on Minespoils and Tailings......Page 194
 V. Benefits of Mycorrhizal Associations on Mine Wastes......Page 203
 VI. Conclusions......Page 208
 References......Page 209
 I. Introduction......Page 218
 II. Microbiological Characteristics of Surface Mined Soils and Mine Tailings in Alberta......Page 224
 III. Methods of Restoring Biological Activity to Soil Disturbed by Mining......Page 240
 IV. Conclusions......Page 250
 References......Page 251
 I. Introduction......Page 258
 II. Mining and Beneficiation Processes for Phosphate......Page 259
 III. Characterization of Phosphatic Clays......Page 260
 IV. Colloidal and Surface Chemistry of Clays......Page 266
 V. Biopolymers......Page 272
 VI. Microbial Interactions at Interfaces......Page 275
 VII. Effect of Clays on Microorganisms......Page 278
 VIII. Microbial Processes for Waste Water Clarification and Restoration......Page 279
 IX. Future Research Themes......Page 282
 X. Summary......Page 286
 References......Page 287
 I . Introduction......Page 294
 II. Organic Compounds in Waste Leachate......Page 300
 III . Microbial Population and Activity......Page 305
 IV. Microbial Mobilization and Immobilization of Metals......Page 335
 V. Conclusion......Page 339
 References......Page 340
Chapter 10 General Interactions of Microbes in Reclamation Processes......Page 348
Index......Page 354