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9780444824714

Restoration and Rehabilitation of the Desert Environment: Technical Papers Presented at the Joint Kuwait-Japanese Symposium, March 3-4, 1996

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    9780444824714

  • ISBN10:

    0444824715

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1996-12-01
  • Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd

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Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Organizing Committees
Acknowledgements
Welcome Addressp. 3
Congratulatory Addressp. 5
Opening Addressp. 7
Keynote Address: Current State of Water Resources in Japan and Course of Technological Cooperationp. 9
Keynote Address: Overview of Kuwait Experience in Restoration and Rehabilitation of the Desert Environmentp. 13
Remediation and Rehabilitation of Oil-lake Beds in Kuwait: I. Bioremediation of Oil-Contaminated Soilp. 21
Bioremediation of Oil-Contaminated Coastal Zonep. 41
Enrichment of Kuwait Desert Samples with Hydrocarbon-degrading Microorganisms during a Simulated Oil Spillp. 49
Technologies for Cleaning and Restoring Contaminated Soilp. 57
Exploratory Work on Physical/Chemical Treatment of Oil Sludgep. 69
Biochemical Aspects of Bioremediation of Oil-contaminated Soilp. 83
Preservation of the Environment Using Photocatalystsp. 105
The Oil Lakes Environmental Disasterp. 117
Contaminated Soil Remediation by the Terrasteam Processp. 139
New Strategies and Alternatives for Greening the Desertp. 149
Overview of the Kuwait National Greenery Planp. 157
Afforestation Methods for Arid Landsp. 179
New Technology for Greenery Development in Arid Landsp. 187
Role of Plast Tissue Culture Propagation in the Rehabilitation of Desert Environmentp. 197
New Plant Growth Promoterp. 207
Management of Water Resources in Japanp. 219
Pretreatment of the Municipal Wastewater Feed for Reverse Osmosis Plantsp. 229
The Recycling of Water in Urban Regionsp. 247
The Feasibility of Sea Water Irrigation in Arid Landsp. 255
Japanese Perspectives and Recommendationsp. 267
Kuwait Perspectives and Highlights of Kuwait/Japan Collaborative Programp. 269
List of Participantsp. 275
Author Indexp. 291
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