Date Published
March 30, 2006
Summary
Evapotranspiration (store and release) soil covers have been proposed as a means to limit acid mine drainage. Soil water balance models, like UNSAT-H are commonly used to assess the effectiveness of store and release covers. Plant-related attributes are required as inputs to these models.
Reference Information
Romig, D., L. Munk, and T. Stein. 2006. Leaf area and root density measurements for use in cover performance evaluations on semi-arid reclaimed mine lands. Paper presented at Seventh International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, March 26-30, 2006, at St. Louis, Missouri.
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