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Selected Properties of Soil-like Substrates Made from Mine Coal Waste and Their Effect on Plant Yields

Version 1 : Received: 10 July 2023 / Approved: 11 July 2023 / Online: 12 July 2023 (08:04:05 CEST)

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Żukowska, G.; Myszura-Dymek, M.; Roszkowski, S.; Olkiewicz, M. Selected Properties of Soil-like Substrates Made from Mine Coal Waste and Their Effect on Plant Yields. Sustainability 2023, 15, 13341. Żukowska, G.; Myszura-Dymek, M.; Roszkowski, S.; Olkiewicz, M. Selected Properties of Soil-like Substrates Made from Mine Coal Waste and Their Effect on Plant Yields. Sustainability 2023, 15, 13341.

Abstract

In order to reduce the environmental damage caused by coal waste landfills, it is necessary to look for rational ways of their management. One of the methods of their development may be the creation of soil-like substrates. The aim of the study was to assess the properties of soil-like substrates from coal mining waste with a varied share of sewage sludge and waste mineral wool. The evaluation of the properties of the substrates was carried out in a pot experiment. The properties of the substrates and their yield potential were determined. Coal mining waste as a substrate, compared to anthropogenic soil, was characterized by: significantly higher sorption capacity, content of alkaline cations and pH, significantly higher content of organic carbon, nitrogen and assimilable forms of K and Mg, and lower content of assimilable P. The substrates enriched with sewage sludge showed: significant increase in the content of organic carbon, nitrogen and assimilable forms of P and Mg, optimization of sorption properties. Extending the composition of substrates with mineral wool resulted in further improvement of their properties. Yields of plants grown on coal mining waste were significantly lower than on anthropogenic soil. Substrates with sewage sludge and mineral wool had a significantly higher yield potential.

Keywords

soil-like substrates; coal waste; sewage sludge; mineral wool; yielding plants

Subject

Environmental and Earth Sciences, Soil Science

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