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An authoritative introduction to the ecosystem-based approach for restoring land after coal and mineral mining operations.
Mining activities, in particular where metal ores have been mined, often leave behind vast areas of dumps and disused mine lands that have become environmental hazards. Soil degradation and poisoning are major environmental concerns in these areas, requiring comprehensive and long-term interventions in order to restore those lands to an ecologically productive state.
Eco-Restoration of Mine Land provides a comprehensive overview of ecosystem-based solutions for remediating polluted soil and re-establishing vegetation in disused mine lands, synthesizing cutting-edge research, experiential knowledge, and longstanding best practices to offer a holistic introduction to the science of mine land restoration.
Eco-Restoration of Mine Land readers will also find:
Eco-Restoration of Mine Land is a valuable guide for researchers and advanced students in the environmental and ecological sciences, as well as professionals working in environmental remediation, providing a much-needed survey of this increasingly critical subject.
Vimal Chandra Pandey, PhD, Department of Environmental Science, Babasaheb Bimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India.
Jitendra Ahirwal, PhD, Department of Forestry, Mizoram University, Aizawal, India.
Roopali Roychowdhury, PhD, Department of Biotechnology, Techno India University, Kolkata, India.
Ritu Chaturvedi, PhD, Department of Botany, St. John’s College, Agra, India.
Chapter 1: Mine Land and Its Environmental Impacts
1.1 Introduction1.2 Environmental impacts of mine land and ecological disruption1.3 Economic valuation of impacts on the environment1.4 Environment protection and policy implication1.5 Management and Reclamation1.6 Progressive Reclamation1.7 Conclusion
Chapter 2: Soil Contamination, Risk Assessment and Phytoremediation of Mine Land
2.1 Introduction2.2 Soil contamination2.3 Risk assessment2.4 Phytoremediation of mine land2.5 Conclusion
Chapter 3: Bio-Geotechnologies in Mine Land Restoration
3.1 Introduction3.2 Potential Approaches for Mine Land Restoration3.3 Insights and Lessons Learned for the Practice of Mine Land Restoration3.4 Conclusion
Chapter 4: Carbon Sequestration Potential of Restored Coal Mine Soils
4.1. Introduction4.2 Generation and management of mine waste4.3 Carbon sequestration in reclaimed mine soils4.4 Carbon fractionation: Importance and challenges in coal mining areas4.5 Carbon indices4.6 Mine soil amendments4.7 Carbon sequestration in revegetated coal mine soils: a chronosequence approach4.8 Conclusion
Chapter 5: Assessing Mine Restoration Success Using Biological Soil Quality Indicators5.1 Introduction5.2 Revegetation of mine lands5.3 Reclaimed mine soil quality indicators5.4 Development and use of soil quality indices5.5 Conclusion
Chapter 6: Ecosystem Services on Restored Mine Land6.1 Introduction6.2 Rehabilitated mine land6.3 Ecosystem services on rehabilitated coal mine land6.4 Restored mine land and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals6.5 Important case studies of mine restoration6.6 Policy restructuring for fusing circular economy and mine land restoration6.7 Conclusion
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