woody plant abundance in the red rocks canyon landfill
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Woody Plant Abundance in the Red Rocks Canyon Landfill. Laura Holder Caity Ross Becca Willis. Landfills are a part of the urban landscape. www.learn.co.uk/.../ks2/ rubbish1/article1.asp. www.eeingeorgia.org/eic/eic_schools/ columbia.htm. Problems With Reclamation. Elevated pH - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Landfills are a part of the urban landscape
www.learn.co.uk/.../ks2/ rubbish1/article1.asp
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Problems With Reclamation
• Elevated pH
• High soil moisture
• High methane levels
• Low abundance of woody plants
Red Rock Canyon Landfill
• Location• Operated from 1970 until
1986• Fifty feet of debris
covering the 80 acre landfill area
• Clay-capped in 1986
Hypothesis• Low abundance of woody plants in landfill
because of:
-Acidic Soil
-High Soil Moisture Content
-High Methane Levels
Methods: Establishing Plots
http://www.saveredrockcanyon.com/location.htm
Furthering Studies
• More time/plots
• Deeper soil tests
• Trace metals and cations
• Leachate composition
• Seed dispersal
• Redox tests
• DNA probe
Societal Impact
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