The Assesment of Physical Variables of the Soil Quality Index in the Coal Mine Spoil Depends

Antoni Grzywna,Małgorzata Ciosmak

doi:10.12911/22998993/132431

Antoni Grzywna, Małgorzata Ciosmak

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https://doi.org/10.12911/22998993/132431

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Abstract

The Assesment of Physical Variables of the Soil Quality Index in the Coal Mine Spoil Depends

Highlights

The soil quality is defined as the capacity of a specific kind of soil to function within natural or managed ecosystem boundaries, to sustain the plant and animal productivity, maintain and enhance the water and air quality, and support human health and habitation (Karlen et al 2001)
This paper aimed to evaluate the physical properties of soils on the slope of spoil heap of the coal mine in Bogdanka based on the literature studies and authors’ opinion
Four genetic horizons were distinguished in the studied soil profiles

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Introduction

The soil quality is defined as the capacity of a specific kind of soil to function within natural or managed ecosystem boundaries, to sustain the plant and animal productivity, maintain and enhance the water and air quality, and support human health and habitation (Karlen et al 2001). It cannot be measured directly, but it can be evaluated indirectly based on the features of the soil itself or on the features of the ecosystem of which the soil forms a part. Depending on the land use type, respective indicators play a larger or a smaller role (Reynolds 2008, Armenise et al 2013).

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