REN R495 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Diavik Diamond Mine, Sewage Sludge, Kimberlite

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Renewable Resources
• Course: REN R495
• Professor: Valerie Miller

Document Summary

Diavik diamond mine (nwt: ~200km south of arctic circle, stockpiling large amounts of waste, use this to build soil, produce organic and mineral waste (processed rock, sewage, kimberlite) lake bed sediment or till, sludge. Experiments field: erosion control, organic amendments and erosion control: greenhouse: use of substrates, org amendments. What rate to apply at? increase ability of materials to hold water. Micro topography treatments: mounds, depressions, flat, boulder piles, furrows, added sewage/soil/nothing & erosion control, monitored 4 years for plant density, growth and soil properties.