2001-12-11_PERMIT FILE - C1980005 ‎(4)‎

• Permit No: C1980005
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/11/2001
• Section_Exhibit Name: TAB 06 GEOLOGY
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

State Reg.
These parameters were determined on the Seneca overburden to docu-
ment the physical and chemical properties of the overburden and under-
burden, to compare these properties to groundwater quality, and to
determine potential reclamation success. Additional parameters will be
run on all new overburden cores as required by CMLR:
-• Total G~mbustible Solids
-• Total Non-Combustible Solids
-• Arsenic (As)
- Barium (Ba)
- Total Carbonate (CO3 2)
- Chloride (CI)
- Chromium (Cr)
- Fluoride (F)
- Magnesium (Mg)
- Potassium (K)
- Sulfur: %PyriticSulfur
% Sulfate Sulfur
% Organic Sulfur
The following discussion describes the importance and applicability of
each physical and chemical test that was completed to date.
Acid$ase Balance and pH. Soils with a pH of greater than 8.4 are
usually calcareous and may be alkali. Soils with a pH greater than 9 are
nearly always alkali and/or contain large amounts of soluble carbonates.
Soils with pH less than 5.0 usually contain solubilized aluminum,
manganese, and excessive amounts of other trace elements which are
soluble under acid conditions. Total nutrient availability is greatest for
neutral to slightly acid soils within a pH range of 6.0. to 7.0 (Donahue
et al., 1977 and Walsh, 1972). For these reasons, soils with a pH less than
5.0 or greater than 9 are usually unsuitable for plant propagation.
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In an undisturbed core, a seemingly contradictory condition can exist •
which provides test data of low pH and significant levels of free CaCO3
6-IIA Revised 5/27/1981