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From soil contamination to land restoration / Claudio Bini.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bini, Claudio.
- Series:
- Air, water and soil pollution science and technology series.
- Air, water and soil pollution science and technology series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Phytoremediation.
- Soil remediation.
- Soil pollution.
- Soil amendments.
- Reclamation of land.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (80 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Remediation of contaminated soils is one of the most important environmental issues. Chemical soil degradation affects 12% of all degraded soils in the world, totalling 2 billions hectares.
- Contents:
- Intro
- FROM SOIL CONTAMINATION TO LAND RESTORATION
- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
- Chapter 2: BACKGROUND AND LEGISLATIVE SOIL REFERENCE VALUES
- Chapter 3: SOIL REMEDIATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT
- 3.1. METHODS OF SOIL REMEDIATION
- 3. 2. CURRENT STATUS AND PERSPECTIVES IN PHYTOREMEDIATION
- Chapter 4: APPLICATIONS
- 4.1. PHYTOEXTRACTION OF ZINC AND CADMIUM
- 4.2. PHYTOEXTRACTION OF LEAD
- 4. 3. PHYTOEXTRACTION OF COPPER AND COBALT
- 4.4. PHYTOEXTRACTION OF RADIONUCLIDES
- 4. 5. PHYTOTOXICITY SYMPTOMS/TOLERANCE
- Chapter 5: SOME STUDY CASES
- Chapter 6: CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- INDEX
- Blank Page.
- Notes:
- "Novinka"--Spine.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [51]-59) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61668-898-X
- OCLC:
- 923662691
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