Effects of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Supplementation on Responses of Trembling Aspen and White Spruce Seedlings in Reclamation Soils Amended by Non-Segregating Oil Sands Tailings

• Published in: Soil systems Vol. 9; no. 3; p. 90
• Main Authors: Sun, Xuehui, Zhang, Wen-Qing, Zwiazek, Janusz J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 11.08.2025
• ISSN: 2571-8789; 2571-8789
• DOI: 10.3390/soilsystems9030090

Oil sands mining in northeastern Alberta, Canada, has disturbed large areas of the northern boreal forest which must be restored to pre-disturbance levels through reclamation. The oil sands tailings have high pH and elevated levels of Na+ which are harmful to plants. A novel non-segregating tailing...