Carbon Dynamics of Reclaimed Coal Mine Soil in Gevra, India

Preeti Singh's study quantifies soil carbon pools across a chronosequence of reclaimed coal mine soils in Gevra, Chhattisgarh, India. The dataset likely contains measurements for 8-year-old and 25-year-old reclaimed soils under three tree species, including microbial biomass carbon, total soil carbon stock, and spectroscopic indices. Results indicate soil quality and soil organic carbon sequestration improved with reclamation age.

Use Cases

• Modeling soil organic carbon sequestration rates based on reclamation age and tree species.
• Analyzing relationships between spectroscopic indices and soil carbon parameters.
• Comparing carbon pool distributions (labile vs. non-labile) across different reclamation strategies.
• Assessing the impact of specific tree species (Azadirachta indica, Gmelina arborea, Dalbergia sissoo) on soil carbon stock recovery.

Strengths

• Provides specific quantitative measurements, such as microbial biomass carbon values up to 1468.45 ug C/g soil.
• Compares carbon dynamics across a defined chronosequence of 8 and 25 years.
• Includes analysis of multiple carbon pools and spectroscopic data (FT-IR, E4/E6 ratios).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Preeti Singh

Collection Method

A chronosequence study of reclaimed mine soils in the Gevra mining area.

Geography

Gevra, Korba, Chhattisgarh, India