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Plant Growth In Soil Amended With Drilling Mud, Satoshi Takaki, Duane C. Wolf
Plant Growth In Soil Amended With Drilling Mud, Satoshi Takaki, Duane C. Wolf
Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
Extraction of natural gas generates drilling fluid and drilling mud that contain high concentrations of salts. Land application of the fluid and mud can have negative impacts on plant growth and soil properties. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of drilling mud on plant growth, plant chemical concentrations, and soil chemical properties. Sudangrass (Sorghum sudanense [Piper] Stapf [Piper]) and bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon L.) were grown in a Roxana loam soil amended with 0%, 5%, or 10% (w/w) drilling mud in a 6-wk greenhouse study. Plant biomass production and concentrations of elements in biomass were determined. Electrical …