ARTIFICIAL TOPSOILS MADE FROM KIMBERLITE TAILINGS

ARTIFICIAL TOPSOILS MADE FROM KIMBERLITE TAILINGS

It is suggested that kimberlite tailings from the diamond deposit named M.V. Lomonosov should be used for producing the artificial topsoils. The laboratory experiments indicated that the optimal composition for growing the grass is next: kimberlite tailings 80 %, peat 10 %, dehydrated sludge 10 %. T...

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Main Authors: Telminov Ilja Valentinovich, Nevzorov Аleksandr Leonidovich, Zaruchevnyh Irina Jurjevna, Korzova Мarija Aleksandrovna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MGSU) 2012-09-01
Series:Vestnik MGSU
Subjects:
peat
topsoils
kimberlite tailings
mixture of wastes
dehydrated sludge
crop capacity
phytomass
Online Access:http://vestnikmgsu.ru/files/archive/issues/2012/1/ru/24.pdf
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Summary:It is suggested that kimberlite tailings from the diamond deposit named M.V. Lomonosov should be used for producing the artificial topsoils. The laboratory experiments indicated that the optimal composition for growing the grass is next: kimberlite tailings 80 %, peat 10 %, dehydrated sludge 10 %. This substance is useful as cover layer on municipal and industrial landfills, quarries etc. The research was done within federal program "Academic and teaching staff of innovative Russia" according to the state contract № 16.740.11.0436 dated 3 October 2010.
ISSN:1997-0935

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