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ArticlePlants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Integrating Rock Dust and Organic Amendments to Enhance Soil Quality and Microbial Activity for Sustainable Crop Production.

Abraham Armah, Linda Alrayes, Thu Huong Pham, Muhammad Nadeem, Owen Bartlett, Eric Fordjour, Mumtaz Cheema, Lakshman Galagedara, Lord Abbey, Raymond Thomas

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Article in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Abraham ArmahSchool of Science and the Environment, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Corner Brook, NL A2H 5G4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4692-9769
Linda AlrayesBiotron Experimental Climate Change Research Centre, Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada.
Thu Huong PhamSchool of Science and the Environment, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Corner Brook, NL A2H 5G4, Canada.
Muhammad NadeemSchool of Science and the Environment, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Corner Brook, NL A2H 5G4, Canada.
Owen BartlettSchool of Science and the Environment, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Corner Brook, NL A2H 5G4, Canada.
Eric FordjourBiotron Experimental Climate Change Research Centre, Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada.
Mumtaz CheemaSchool of Science and the Environment, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Corner Brook, NL A2H 5G4, Canada.
Lakshman GalagedaraSchool of Science and the Environment, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Corner Brook, NL A2H 5G4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1882-3024
Lord AbbeyDepartment of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS B2N 5E3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2219-1752
Raymond ThomasBiotron Experimental Climate Change Research Centre, Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rock dust (RD) is a by-product of the precious metal mining industry. Some mining operations produce close to 2,000,000 Mg of RD/year, posing disposal issues. This study evaluated the physicochemical and microbial properties of RD from gold mining and its potential use in RD-based growing media. Ten media formulations were tested: Promix (Control), 100% (RD), 100% topsoil (TS), 50% RD + 50% topsoil (RDT), 25% RD + 75% topsoil (RT), 50% RD + 50% Promix (RP), 50% RD + 25% biochar + 25% Promix (RBP), 50% RD + 25% compost + 25% Promix (RCP), 50% RD + 50% biochar (RB), and Huplaso (negative control). RD particle size ranged from 0.1 to 2 mm with a bulk density of 1.5 g cm

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active microbial communityphospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) biomarkersrock dust utilizationsustainable soil management

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PMID40284051
PMCPMC12030579

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