Mining has been a long-standing key player in economic development, employment,
infrastructure, and supply of essential raw materials for society. It has served as a viable …

Mining alters the natural landscape and discharges large volumes of wastes that pose
serious pollution hazards to the environment, to human health and to agriculture. As a result …

Anthropogenic land use change (LUC) affects soil quality and the global carbon (C) pool.
Such LUC is a potential threat for forest ecosystems because it can alter soil biome and …

Post-mining landscapes are examples of large-scale disturbances to ecosystems, and
reclamation is of worldwide interest and concern. In central and eastern Europe, coal still …

Filter mud (FM) as an organic ameliorant might benefit in improving soil-and water-stressed
crop productivity. However, the beneficial FM's effects on soil and crop performance under …

Nitrogen (N) supply is the major limiting nutrient in most reclamation schemes. In reclaimed
mine soil (RMS), examining the N dynamics can be especially informative for understanding …

The restoration of soil fauna on a spoil heap is a strong indicator of successful reclamation.
The studies were conducted on two types of materials: bare rock (BR) and BR with topsoil …

Understanding the processes in soils after disturbances could be helpful in better designing
restoration practices. The labile fraction of soil organic carbon (LSOC) plays a vital role in …

For a long time, the soils covering areas strongly transformed by human were ignored in
scientifi c discourse. Also, practice did not care much about these soils because of their …

In this work, we present the effects of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), common birch (Betula
pendula Roth), and black alder (Alnus glutinosa Gaertn.) on the carbon (C stock), nitrogen …