Remediation and Management of Degraded Lands [Hardcover]

Remediation and Management of Degraded Lands presents the program of the first International Conference on the Remediation and Management of Degraded Lands. This collection reviews the extent of resource debasement and offers solutions for their restoration.
The 14-part first section deals with mine management and rehabilitation. Topics include the devastating results of open-cut mining, open-pit mining, lignite surface mining and acid mining. Despite such ruin, the articles reveal the possibilities for reclamation.
Part two devotes nine chapters to the management of derelict lands. Reforestation, soil fertility prognosis, and the uses of nitrogen are just a few of the covered subjects. This portion of the book pays special attention to the successful results of remediation in China and Hong Kong.
The final division addresses soil contamination and reclamation. There are eleven chapters on subjects that include the single and interactive effects of aluminum, the effectiveness of EDTA/HCI and the value of pig-on-litter compost as a tool for edible crop growth. These and other innovative techniques make Remediation and Management of Degraded Lands a valuable addition to any environmental library.A Multidisciplinary Approach to Producing Solutions for Sustainable Mine Rehabilitation-The Role of the Australian Center for Minesite Rehabilitation Research. Development of Success Criteria for Re-establishment of Native Flora Habitats on Coal Mine Rehabilitation Areas in Australia. Research Initiatives for the Remediation of Land Following Open-Cut Coal Mining in Central Queensland. Restoration of Opencast Coal Sites to Agriculture, Forestry, or Native Heathland. Land Reclamation After Open-Pit Mineral Extraction in Britain. Lignite Surface Mining and Reclamation. Rehabilitation of Abandoned Bentonite Mined Lands. Paper Mill Sludge as a Revegetation Tool in an Abandoned Sandpit: Project Outline and Preliminary Results. Potential of Fodder Treel#?