Remediation and Management of Degraded Lands

ISBN-13: 9780849341182 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 392 str.

Ming H. Wong; A. J. M. Baker; J. W. C. Wong

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This presentation of the programme of the first International Conference on the Remediation and Management of Degraded Lands has three sections: mine management and rehabilitation, the management of derelict lands, and soil contamination and reclamation. The 34 chapters present a proactive, solution based approach to the rehabilitation of our natural resources.

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I. Mine Management and Rehabilitation
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Producing Solutions for Sustainable Mine Rehabilitation-The Role of the Australian Center for Minesite Rehabilitation Research -L.C. Bell
Development of Success Criteria for Re-establishment of Native Flora Habitats on Coal Mine Rehabilitation Areas in Australia -S.M. Bellairs
Research Initiatives for the Remediation of Land Following Open-Cut Coal Mining in Central Queensland -D.R. Mulligan, A.H. Grigg, T.A. Madsen, A.B. Pearce, and P.A. Roe
Restoration of Opencast Coal Sites to Agriculture, Forestry, or Native Heathland -D.W. Merrilees, G.E.D. Tiley, and A. Duncan
Land Reclamation After Open-Pit Mineral Extraction in Britain - S.G. McRae
Lignite Surface Mining and Reclamation -L.R. Hossner
Rehabilitation of Abandoned Bentonite Mined Lands - G.E. Schuman
Paper Mill Sludge as a Revegetation Tool in an Abandoned Sandpit: Project Outline and Preliminary Results -A. Fierro, D.A. Angers, and C.J. Beauchamp
Potential of Fodder Tree Species for the Rehabilitation of a Surface Mine in Mpumulanga, South Africa -N.F.G. Rethman and J.P. Lindeque
Impact of Rare-Earth Mining on the Environment and the Effects of Ecological Recovery Measures on Soils - L.F. Xu and M.L. Liu
Rehabilitation of Copper Mine Tailings at Zhong Tiao Shan and Tong Ling, China -L.B. Zhou, R. van de Graaff, H.W. Dai, Y.J. Wu, and L.N. Wall
Direct Revegetation of Salt-Affected Gold Ore Refining Residue: Technology Evaluation -G.E. Ho, M.K.S.A. Samaraweera, and R.W. Bell
Overview of Acid Mine Drainage Issues and Control Strategies -S.D. Miller
Principles of Economic Mine Closure, Reclamation and Cost Management -D.R. Morrey

II. Management of Derelict Lands
The Importance of Nitrogen in the Remediation of Degraded Land -A.D. Bradshaw
Diagnosis and Prognosis of Soil Fertility Constraints for Land Restoration - R.W. Bell
Land Degradation and Its Control Strategies in China -C.F. Yang
Restoration of Degraded Lands in Hong Kong -S.L. Chong
Reforestation in the Countryside of Hong Kong -S.P. Lau and C.H. Fung
The Role of Plantations in Restoring Degraded Lands in Hong Kong -X.Y. Zhuang and M.L. Yau
Trees and Greening of Hong Kong's Urban Landscape: Subaerial and Soil Constraints -C.Y. Jim
Field Evaluation of Tree Species for Afforestation of Barren Hill Slopes in Hong Kong -K.W. Cheung
Relationship Between Biofuel Harvesting and Upland Degradation in Hong Kong and Guangdong -R.J. Chen, R.T. Corlett, and R.D. Hill

III. Soil Contamination and Remediation
A Decision Support System for Assessing Remedial Technologies for Metal-Contaminated Sites -P.T. Chiueh, S.L. Lo, and C.D. Lee
The Single and Interactive Effects of Aluminum, Low pH and Ca/A1 Ratios on the Growth of Red Pine Seedlings in Solution Culture Experiment-Y. Shan, T. Izuta, and T. Totsuka
The Effect of Heavy Metal Contamination on the Pigment Profiles of Torreya sp. -C. Penny, N.M. Dickinson, and N.W. Lepp
Colonization of Iron- and Zinc-Contaminated Dumped Filtercake Waste by Microbes, Plants, and Associated Mycorrhizae-T.M. Chaudhry, L. Hill, A.G. Kahn, and C. Kuek
An Experimental Study on the Effectiveness of EDTA/HCI on the Removal of Pb, Cd, Cu, and Ni Soil-K.K. Chiu, S.C. Lee, and C.S. Poon
Vetiver Grass for Erosion Control, Hong Kong and Guizhou, China -R.D. Hill and M.R. Peart
Landfill Leachate Used as Irrigation Water on Landfill Sites During Dry Seasons - J. Liang, J. Zhang, and M.H. Wong
Growth and Mineral Nutrition of Casuarina Equisetifolia on a Pulverized Fuel Ash-Rich Substrate-S.K.S. Lam and Y.B. Ho
A Constructed Wetland for the Treatment of Urban Runoff -A.S. Mungur, R.B.E.Shutes, D.M. Revitt, M.A. House and C. Fallon
Vermitechnology for the Remediation of Degraded Soils in Western Siberia -N.F. Protopopov, B.R. Striganova, and J.A. Manakov
Utilization of Pig-on-Litter Compost and Anaerobically Digested Sewage Sludge for the Growth of Edible Crops: Rate of Application and Effects of Heavy Metals -C.M.L. Lai and R.Y.H. Cheung

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