Name/Title

Healing the Landscape

Entry/Object ID

2021.1785.01

Tags

Sudbury, Ontario, Northern Ontario, Environmental History, Re-Greening of Sudbury, Mining History

Scope and Content

Book discussing the process of re-greening Sudbury after the negative impacts of the mining industry

Context

The re-greening process began in 1971. Shortly after Laurentian University was founded in 1960, Sudbury's sulphur dioxide emission levels reached 2.5 million tonnes. Scientists from Laurentian then began testing combinations of soil, amendments, and plant species in plots to start the process of re-greening to offset the negative impacts from the sulphur dioxide. It was then discovered that crushed limestone neutralized the soil which was made acidic from the sulphur dioxide. Once neutralized, vegetation was able to grow. The book also discusses how the mining industry was responsible for the large amounts of sulphur dioxide in the Sudbury area. This was because of the process of smelting ores to extract the desired metals. The sulphur dioxide caused the soil to become too acidic and therefore killed all vegetation.

Collection

Sudbury History

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Nicola Ross, Mike Grandmaison, Don Johnson

Date(s) of Creation

2001

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Book

Description

The book discusses the process of re-greening Greater Sudbury

Creator

Nicola Ross, Mike Grandmaison, Don Johnson

Date(s) of Creation

2001

Subjects

Books, Environmental management, Environmental protection, Green design (Environmental concept)

Notes

Published by VETAC and the City of Greater Sudbury In both English and French

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Photo Number

Other Number

P005

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

0-9688324-0-7

Dimensions

Width

12 in

Length

10-1/4 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Sudbury History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

December 30, 2021

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Dec 30, 2021

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, plastic, binding

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Sudbury History

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

December 30, 2021

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

January 5, 2022