Water-harvesting on arid coal mine soil for vegetable and fruit production

The Black Mesa Water-Harvesting Agrisystem is testing the feasibility of using water-harvesting techniques to reclaim strip mined land. Two different treatments, fiberglass-asphalt-chipcoat and salt, were applied to increase the runoff from the catchment areas. The water is stored in ponds to provid...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Powelson, David.
Other Authors: Thames, John L.
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 1982
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/191757