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oa Monitoring of Post-Mining Phytotoxic Areas to Determine Natural Regeneration by Remote Methods
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 18th International Conference Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment, Apr 2025, Volume 2025, p.1 - 5
Abstract
Western Donbas (Dnipropetrovska oblast, Ukraine) is a region of intensive coal mining, which is accompanied by a significant man-made environmental impact. To optimise the processes of revegetation and the formation of sustainable plant communities on the waste heap, it is advisable to apply a differentiated approach, taking into account the physical and chemical properties of the rock and others. The most negative is the high level of soil salinity, so it is recommended to take measures to regulate the salt content in the substrate by gypsumisation; the physical properties of the rock can be improved by additional application of fertile and potentially fertile soils (areas II and III). In area I, where vegetation develops in more favourable conditions, leave this territory, and in phytotoxic areas, selectively perform indigenous reclamation.