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dc.contributor.authorCroat, Samantha Jo
dc.description.abstractThermal desorption (TD), a remediation method used to remove hydrocarbons from contaminated soils, may cause changes in soil properties that threaten soil function and plant productivity. The goal of this research is to better understand the effect that TD treatment has on soils intended for agricultural use. A series of soil phosphorus (P) sorption and desorption experiments were conducted on soils before and after TD treatment to determine P availability for plant uptake and risk for run-off. TD-treated soils retained more P, likely due to mineral transformations of Fe- and Al-oxides. In addition, a three-year field study using mixtures of topsoil (A), crude-contaminated soil (SP), and TD-treated soils (TDU) was conducted. Yields were significantly greater in plots that included A in the mixture compared to SP and TDU soils alone. TD-treated soils can be a replacement for topsoil, but the addition of topsoil will reduce the time to successful reclamation.en_US
dc.publisherNorth Dakota State Universityen_US
dc.rightsNDSU policy 190.6.2
dc.titlePhosphorus Dynamics and Crop Productivity in Bakken Crude-Oil Remediated Soilsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-08T20:17:50Z
dc.date.available2019-01-08T20:17:50Z
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10365/29169
dc.subject.lcshSoil remediation.
dc.subject.lcshThermal desorption.
dc.subject.lcshSoils -- Phosphorus content.
dc.subject.lcshPhosphorus -- Environmental aspects.
dc.subject.lcshPhosphorus in agriculture.
dc.subject.lcshSoil productivity.
dc.subject.lcshAgricultural productivity.
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-1005-7436
dc.rights.urihttps://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
ndsu.degreeMaster of Science (MS)en_US
ndsu.collegeAgriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resourcesen_US
ndsu.departmentSoil Scienceen_US
ndsu.departmentSchool of Natural Resource Sciencesen_US
ndsu.programSoil Scienceen_US
ndsu.advisorDeSutter, Thomas M.


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