Revealing Tropical Technosols as an Alternative for Mine Reclamation and Waste Management
| Autor: | Tiago Osório Ferreira, Francisco J. R. Ruiz, Daniel Pontes de Oliveira, Fabio Perlatti |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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lcsh:QE351-399.2
010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Gross domestic product abandoned mine Ecosystem services Land reclamation Environmental protection Unified Soil Classification System constructed soils 0105 earth and related environmental sciences lcsh:Mineralogy Land use business.industry USO DO SOLO organic carbon land use Geology 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology Agriculture 040103 agronomy & agriculture Land degradation 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Environmental science Mine reclamation business ecosystem services |
| Zdroj: | Minerals, Vol 10, Iss 2, p 110 (2020) Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP |
| Popis: | This study was based on the premise that Technosols constructed under tropical conditions are a valuable tool for inexpensive mine reclamation programs. These anthropogenic soils are still poorly studied in Brazil and are not recognized by the Brazilian Soil Classification System. Given the importance of mining to the Brazilian economy (the sector accounts for 20% of all products exported and 5% of the gross domestic product), there is an urgency to properly manage the large amount of waste produced. For this purpose, we suggest the use of Technosols as a strategy to overcome both land degradation and waste production by presenting a successful case of mine rehabilitation combining limestone wastes and tropical grasses. We show that Technosols constructed from the mine spoils can develop into soils suitable for agriculture in a few years, promoting land reclamation and producing food and energy. These soils are also valuable resources that can provide important ecosystem services, such as organic carbon storage. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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