Open AccessNew approach to the reclamation of the old flotation tailings in Bor
Author(s) -
Stevan Dozic,
Mirjana Djukić,
Grozdanka D. Bogdanović,
Rodoljub Stanojlović,
Sara Lukić,
Danijela Djunisijević-Bojović,
Ivana Bjedov
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
glasnik šumarskog fakulteta - univerzitet u beogradu/glasnik šumarskog fakulteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2217-8600
pISSN - 0353-4537
DOI - 10.2298/gsf1001035d
Subject(s) - land reclamation , tailings , acer pseudoplatanus , robinia , environmental science , copper mine , vitality , waste management , copper , ecology , geography , forestry , biology , engineering , metallurgy , materials science , genetics
The old flotation tailings of the Bor copper mine have not been reclaimed for several decades, although it is a serious threat to the environment, especially to some parts of the town. To date, there have been no efficacious attempts of solving the problem by indirect rehabilitation, only several cases of direct reclamation. This paper presents some results of the experiment established on a part of the tailings in the vicinity of the town, where various variants of meliorated and sterile substrates were applied in the biological reclamation with several tree and grass species. The analysis shows that, in the rehabilitation of sterile substrate of the copper mine, it is possible to grow several woody species. The best results were achieved by the species that were planted in the fertile soil layer on the sterile copper mine substrate, and on the mixture of soil and waste. Among the woody species, Robinia pseudoaccacia, Fraxinus excelsior and Acer pseudoplatanus showed the best survival percent, growth, and physiological vitality and the poorest were spruce and common oak