Restored Drill Cuttings for Wetlands Creation: Year One Results of a Mesocosm Approach to Emulate Field Conditions Under Varying Hydrologic Regimes | Zendy

Gary P. Shaffer | Zendy; W Hester Mark | Zendy; Michael C. Greene | Zendy; W Childers Gary | Zendy

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Restored Drill Cuttings for Wetlands Creation: Year One Results of a Mesocosm Approach to Emulate Field Conditions Under Varying Hydrologic Regimes

Author(s) -

Gary P. Shaffer,

W Hester Mark,

Michael C. Greene,

W Childers Gary

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/774789

Subject(s) - mesocosm , wetland , drill cuttings , cutting , drill , environmental science , environmental engineering , hydrology (agriculture) , mining engineering , geology , geotechnical engineering , engineering , drilling , ecology , ecosystem , drilling fluid , biology , botany , mechanical engineering

The purpose of this study was to demonstrate that restored drill cuttings, a byproduct of the petroleum industry, can be safely used in coastal as well as inland wetland restoration projects. Prior to conducting laboratory experiments, composite soil samples of the recycled sediments were analyzed for pH and heavy metal concentrations

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