Soil Pollution and Remediation : Risk Assessment, Phytoremediation, Revegetation.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mensah, Albert Kobina.

Series:

Integrated Global STEM Series

Integrated Global STEM Series ; v.4

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (466 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2025.

Summary:

The process of mineral extraction results in substantial damage of the topsoil, which leads to soil degradation in the form of deterioration of the soil structure, susceptibility to soil erosion, excessive leaching of nutrients, soil compaction, decrease in soil pH, accumulation of heavy metals in soil, depletion of organic matter, reduced.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Aknowledgments

Contents

Chapter 1 Evolution of land reclamation practices and introducing mine land degradation and revegetation in Ghana

Chapter 2 Methods used in soil and human health risk assessment

Chapter 3 Identifying risks using sequential extraction analyses, size fractionation, and acid neutralization capacity experiments

Chapter 4 Risk identification using remediation incubation experiments, redox microcosm, geospatial analyses, and synchrotron radiation science

Chapter 5 Impacts of mining on soil quality

Chapter 6 Topsoil and its management during stockpiling

Chapter 7 Effects of mining on the accumulation and pollution with potentially toxic elements

Chapter 8 The power of plants in cleaning and stabilising potentially toxic elements in mine-contaminated soils

Chapter 9 Achieving mining sector sustainability

Chapter 10 Rehabilitation and restoration of degraded mined sites and soils

Chapter 11 Case studies in mine land revegetation and remediation employing various approaches

Chapter 12 Plant species used in revegetation and their corresponding impacts

Chapter 13 Concurrent rehabilitation/revegetation

Chapter 14 Arsenic in a highly contaminated gold mine spoil in Ghana: mobilization and potential of soil amendments to reduce the watersoluble arsenic content and improve soil quality

Chapter 15 Significance of revegetation of degraded mining sites

Measuring and monitoring success of post-reclamation efforts

Chapter 17 Critical factors for driving successful restoration of degraded mine lands

Chapter 18 Management of restored mine sites

Chapter 19 The challenges and strategies for post-mine land restoration efforts in Ghana

Chapter 20 A best-fit conceptual framework to enhance phytoremediation scaling.

Chapter 21 Phytostabilization of Co, Hg, Mo, and Ni by ryegrass with manure and iron oxides reduced environmental concerns

Chapter 22 Identifying research gaps for future reclamation studies

Chapter 23 General conclusions and summaries

References

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783111662046

3111662047

OCLC:

1525264114