Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINING RECLAMATION AND ENVIRONMENT
Volume 30, Issue 3, Pages 231-244Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/17480930.2015.1038864
Keywords
biological reclamation; Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) India; DTPA-extractable metals; bioconcentration factors; heavy metals; coal mine spoils
Funding
- Ministry of Environment and Forest (MOEF), Government of India under project 'An assessment of dump rehabilitation technologies adopted in Central Coalfields Limited (CCL)'
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE), Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad (Jharkhand), India [J-15012/38/98-IA II (M)]
- Ministry of Environment and Forest (MOEF), Government of India under project 'An assessment of dump rehabilitation technologies adopted in South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL)'
- Ministry of Environment and Forest (MOEF), Government of India under project 'An assessment of dump rehabilitation technologies adopted in Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL)'
- Ministry of Environment and Forest (MOEF), Government of India under project 'An assessment of dump rehabilitation technologies adopted in Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL)'
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A field study was carried out (IB-valley areas, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited) to assess the bioaccumulation of heavy metals in the tree species, changes in physicochemical and nutritional properties of mine soils, and bioavailability of metals. Only limited amount of topsoil was added in the plantation pits in the ratio of 1:4 (topsoil: weathered mine spoils), which significantly improved pH and fertility. Out of the six analysed metals, the highest concentration was found for Fe followed by Mn>Zn>Cu>Cd>Ni in mine soils. Metal accumulation and bioconcentration factor (BCF) for each metal were calculated for edible fruit (Mangifera indica, Anacardium occidentale, Psidium guajava, Artocarpus heterophyllus and Syzygium cumini) and timber trees (Acacia mangium, Eucalyptus spp., Techtona grandis and Gravellia robusta). Higher metal accumulations were observed in edible fruit trees than control plants growing in garden soil. Significant variations of metal accumulations were observed amongst timber tree species with higher BCF values. Present study suggested that in spite of addition of topsoil, no significant improvement was observed for the bioavailable metal concentration in the mine soils. Additional care should be undertaken, if edible fruit trees are considered for afforestation of coal mine spoils.
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