Foreword | |
Preface | |
Organizing Committees | |
Acknowledgements | |
Welcome Address | p. 3 |
Congratulatory Address | p. 5 |
Opening Address | p. 7 |
Keynote Address: Current State of Water Resources in Japan and Course of Technological Cooperation | p. 9 |
Keynote Address: Overview of Kuwait Experience in Restoration and Rehabilitation of the Desert Environment | p. 13 |
Remediation and Rehabilitation of Oil-lake Beds in Kuwait: I. Bioremediation of Oil-Contaminated Soil | p. 21 |
Bioremediation of Oil-Contaminated Coastal Zone | p. 41 |
Enrichment of Kuwait Desert Samples with Hydrocarbon-degrading Microorganisms during a Simulated Oil Spill | p. 49 |
Technologies for Cleaning and Restoring Contaminated Soil | p. 57 |
Exploratory Work on Physical/Chemical Treatment of Oil Sludge | p. 69 |
Biochemical Aspects of Bioremediation of Oil-contaminated Soil | p. 83 |
Preservation of the Environment Using Photocatalysts | p. 105 |
The Oil Lakes Environmental Disaster | p. 117 |
Contaminated Soil Remediation by the Terrasteam Process | p. 139 |
New Strategies and Alternatives for Greening the Desert | p. 149 |
Overview of the Kuwait National Greenery Plan | p. 157 |
Afforestation Methods for Arid Lands | p. 179 |
New Technology for Greenery Development in Arid Lands | p. 187 |
Role of Plast Tissue Culture Propagation in the Rehabilitation of Desert Environment | p. 197 |
New Plant Growth Promoter | p. 207 |
Management of Water Resources in Japan | p. 219 |
Pretreatment of the Municipal Wastewater Feed for Reverse Osmosis Plants | p. 229 |
The Recycling of Water in Urban Regions | p. 247 |
The Feasibility of Sea Water Irrigation in Arid Lands | p. 255 |
Japanese Perspectives and Recommendations | p. 267 |
Kuwait Perspectives and Highlights of Kuwait/Japan Collaborative Program | p. 269 |
List of Participants | p. 275 |
Author Index | p. 291 |
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