Effects of vegetation and physicochemical properties on solute transport in reclaimed soil at an opencast coal mine site on the Loess Plateau, China

• Published in: Catena (Giessen) Vol. 133; pp. 403 - 411
• Main Authors: Zhen, Qing, Ma, Wenmei, Li, Mingming, He, Honghua, Zhang, Xingchang, Wang, Yi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2015
• Subjects: BTC; bulk density; China; coal; Coal mines; Columns (structural); convection; equations; fine-textured soils; Heterogeneity; humans; land restoration; mined soils; miscible displacement; nitrates; nitrogen; Opencast; phosphorus; physicochemical properties; planting; potassium; preferential flow; Reclaimed soil; reclaimed soils; Soil (material); soil chemical properties; soil density; soil pore water; soil profiles; Soil properties; soil texture; Solute transport; solutes; Texture; Transport; Vegetation; vegetation types; China, People's Rep., Loess Plateau; China, People's Rep; China; BTC; Solute transport; Reclaimed soil; Soil properties; Vegetation

Mine soils are often polluted and degraded. The objectives of this study were to assess the effects of soil properties and vegetation on soil solute transport in reclaimed soil at an opencast coal mine site on the Loess Plateau. Four reclaimed areas with different vegetation types were selected for...