Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00056, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Serresse, Suzanne (Collège Boréal), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Colleges, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les collèges, program purpose english : Previous mining activities such as ore roasting beds and smelters has had a noticeable impact on the acidity and nutrients in the city of Greater Sudbury's soils particularly in locations nearest to the activity. In 2009, the results of a soil study showed that the most test soils had been moderately to severely impacted. The impact included poor fertility, low nutrient balance, and limited capacity for water retention. Interestingly, test soils that were treated with a liming agent designed to augment the levels of pH within the soil contained lower levels of toxicity and metals. The environmental impact has led to several re-greening initiatives but none have included the use of wood ash. The use of wood ash to inject nutrients and reduce soil acidity is a frequent practice in Europe, most notably in the Scandinavian countries (Brunner et al., 2004).The general objective within the present investigation is to determine the efficacy of readily-available wood ash from one power generation company on foliage and soil found in a greenhouse setting. Chemical analysis will be conducted and should the ash be deemed useful, the company will have added a viable co-product through this value-added initiative._x000D_
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_x000D_, program purpose french : Previous mining activities such as ore roasting beds and smelters has had a noticeable impact on the acidity and nutrients in the city of Greater Sudbury's soils particularly in locations nearest to the activity. In 2009, the results of a soil study showed that the most test soils had been moderately to severely impacted. The impact included poor fertility, low nutrient balance, and limited capacity for water retention. Interestingly, test soils that were treated with a liming agent designed to augment the levels of pH within the soil contained lower levels of toxicity and metals. The environmental impact has led to several re-greening initiatives but none have included the use of wood ash. The use of wood ash to inject nutrients and reduce soil acidity is a frequent practice in Europe, most notably in the Scandinavian countries (Brunner et al., 2004).The general objective within the present investigation is to determine the efficacy of readily-available wood ash from one power generation company on foliage and soil found in a greenhouse setting. Chemical analysis will be conducted and should the ash be deemed useful, the company will have added a viable co-product through this value-added initiative._x000D_
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_x000D_, agreement title english : Efficacy of using wood ash derived from wooden biomass from one regional industry partner to reduce soil acidity and add nutrients, agreement title french : Efficacy of using wood ash derived from wooden biomass from one regional industry partner to reduce soil acidity and add nutrients, agreement number : CARD1, agreement value : 24076.0, agreement start date : 2017-06-14, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2018-2019), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2018-2019), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada