A framework for selecting and assessing soil quality indicators for sustainable soil management in waste dumps

Abstract The primary objective of this study was to develop soil quality indexes (SQIs) to reveal the changes in SQ during the restoration of vegetation in the reclaimed waste dumps of the Hequ open-pit coal mine. The study built an SQI evaluation model for waste dumps based on the soil management a...

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Main Authors: Yue Li, Hongbao Zhao, Jiashun Liu, Chen chaonan, Guo Yuxuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58930-x