Contaminants And The Soil Environment In The Australasia Pacific Region

Author : R. Naidu,R.S. Kookana,D.P. Oliver,S. Rogers,M.J. McLaughlin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789400916265

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Contaminants and the Soil Environment in the Australasia-Pacific Region by R. Naidu,R.S. Kookana,D.P. Oliver,S. Rogers,M.J. McLaughlin Pdf

The Australasia-Pacific Region supports approximately 50% of the world's population. The last half-century has witnessed a rapid increase in the regional population, agricultural productivity, industrial activities and trade within the region. Both the demand for increased food production and the desire to improve the economic conditions have affected regional environmental quality. This volume presents an overview of the fate of contaminants in the soil environment; current soil management factors used to control contaminant impacts, issues related to sludge and effluent disposals in the soil environment; legal, health and social impacts of contaminated land, remediation approaches and strategies to manage contaminated land, some of the problems associated with environmental degradation in the Australasia-Pacific Region and steps that we need to take to safeguard our environment.

Author : R. Naidu,R.S. Kookana,D. P. Oliver
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1996-02-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9400916272

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Contaminants and the Soil Environment in the Australasia-Pacific Region by R. Naidu,R.S. Kookana,D. P. Oliver Pdf

Author : Pam Hazelton,Brian Murphy
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781486314034

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Understanding Soils in Urban Environments by Pam Hazelton,Brian Murphy Pdf

With an ever-increasing proportion of the world’s population living in cities, soil properties such as salinity, acidity, water retention, erosion and pollution are becoming more significant in urban areas. While these are known issues for agriculture and forestry, as urban development increases, it is essential to recognise the potential of soil properties to create problems for the environment as well as structural concerns for buildings and other engineering works. Understanding Soils in Urban Environments explains how urban soils develop, change and erode. It describes their physical and chemical properties with a focus on specific soil problems that cause environmental damage, such as acid sulfate soils, and also affect the integrity of engineering structural works. This fully revised second edition addresses contemporary issues, including an increase in the use of green roofs and urban green space as well as manufactured soils in a variety of urban environments. Understanding Soils in Urban Environments provides a concise introduction to all aspects of soils in urban environments and will be extremely useful to students in a wide range of disciplines, from soil science and urban forestry and horticulture, to planning, engineering, construction and land remediation, as well as to engineers, builders, landscape architects, ecologists, planners and developers.

Author : Ravi Naidu,Volker Birke
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781482224481

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Permeable Reactive Barrier by Ravi Naidu,Volker Birke Pdf

Remediation of groundwater is complex and often challenging. But the cost of pump and treat technology, coupled with the dismal results achieved, has paved the way for newer, better technologies to be developed. Among these techniques is permeable reactive barrier (PRB) technology, which allows groundwater to pass through a buried porous barrier that either captures the contaminants or breaks them down. And although this approach is gaining popularity, there are few references available on the subject. Until now. Permeable Reactive Barrier: Sustainable Groundwater Remediation brings together the information required to plan, design/model, and apply a successful, cost-effective, and sustainable PRB technology. With contributions from pioneers in this area, the book covers state-of-the-art information on PRB technology. It details design criteria, predictive modeling, and application to contaminants beyond petroleum hydrocarbons, including inorganics and radionuclides. The text also examines implementation stages such as the initial feasibility assessment, laboratory treatability studies (including column studies), estimation of PRB design parameters, and development of a long-term monitoring network for the performance evaluation of the barrier. It also outlines the predictive tools required for life cycle analysis and cost/performance assessment. A review of current PRB technology and its applications, this book includes case studies that exemplify the concepts discussed. It helps you determine when to recommend PRB, what information is needed from the site investigation to design it, and what regulatory validation is required.

Author : Ravi Naidu,Euan Smith,Gary Owens,Prosun Bhattacharya
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2006-02-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780643099234

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Managing Arsenic in the Environment by Ravi Naidu,Euan Smith,Gary Owens,Prosun Bhattacharya Pdf

Arsenic is one of the most toxic and carcinogenic elements in the environment. This book brings together the current knowledge on arsenic contamination worldwide, reviewing the field, highlighting common themes and pointing to key areas needing future research. Contributions discuss methods for accurate identification and quantification of individual arsenic species in a range of environmental and biological matrices and give an overview of the environmental chemistry of arsenic. Next, chapters deal with the dynamics of arsenic in groundwater and aspects of arsenic in soils and plants, including plant uptake studies, effects on crop quality and yield, and the corresponding food chain and human health issues associated with these exposure pathways. These concerns are coupled with the challenge to develop efficient, cost effective risk management and remediation strategies: recent technological advances are described and assessed, including the use of adsorbants, photo-oxidation, bioremediation and electrokinetic remediation. The book concludes with eleven detailed regional perspectives of the extent and severity of arsenic contamination from around the world. It will be invaluable for arsenic researchers as well as environmental scientists and environmental chemists, toxicologists, medical scientists, and statutory authorities seeking an in-depth view of the issues surrounding this toxin.

Author : A L Juhasz
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004-01-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781482280173

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Waste Management by A L Juhasz Pdf

This book focuses on the impact of waste disposal to land, providing an outline of the underpinning knowledge of processes associated with contaminant sorption, transport, and plant uptake. It presents case studies highlighting waste management technologies used in the Australasia-Pacific region.

Author : Jules Pretty
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1588 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006-06-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1412918421

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Environment by Jules Pretty Pdf

This four-volume set explores the locations where the environment matters most such as where people are poor, where environments are under threat (such as on frontiers), where there are few natural resources remaining, and where industrialization is rampant. It will also explore these concerns at different system levels, from local-community, to regional, national and global. It will also explore costs of damage to the very resources on which economies rely, and the values of environmental goods and services and the controversies surrounding such valuations. It is organized around environment-people interactions (livelihoods, poverty, income, economic growth); environment-environment interactions (do people matter?); and people-people interactions (collective action challenges, institutions).

Author : David M. Whitacre
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461423287

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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology by David M. Whitacre Pdf

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications.

Author : M. Ashraf,M. Ozturk,Habib-ur-Rehman Athar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402090653

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Salinity and Water Stress by M. Ashraf,M. Ozturk,Habib-ur-Rehman Athar Pdf

Salinity and water stress limit crop productivity worldwide and generate substantial economic losses each year, yet innovative research on crop and natural resource management can reveal cost-effective ways in which farmers can increase both their productivity and their income. Presenting recent research findings on salt stress, water stress and stress-adapted plants, this book offers insights into new strategies for increasing the efficiency of crops under stressful environments. The strategies are based on conventional breeding and advanced molecular techniques used by plant physiologists, and are discussed using specific case studies to illustrate their potential. The book emphasizes the effects of environmental factors on specific stages of plant development, and discusses the role of plant growth regulators, nutrients, osmoprotectants and antioxidants in counteracting their adverse affects. Synthesising updated information on mechansisms of stress tolerance at cell, tissue and whole-plant level, this book provides a useful reference text for post graduate students and researchers involved in the fields of stress physiology and plant physiology in general, with additional readership amongst researchers in horticulture, agronomy, crop science, conservation, environmental management and ecological restoration.

Author : Lawrence K. Wang,Joo-Hwa Tay,Stephen Tiong Lee Tay,Yung-Tse Hung
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 884 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781603270311

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Environmental Bioengineering by Lawrence K. Wang,Joo-Hwa Tay,Stephen Tiong Lee Tay,Yung-Tse Hung Pdf

The past 30 years have seen the emergence of a growing desire worldwide that positive actions be taken to restore and protect the environment from the degrading effects of all forms of pollution – air, water, soil, and noise. Since pollution is a direct or indirect consequence of waste production, the seemingly idealistic demand for “zero discharge” can be construed as an unrealistic demand for zero waste. However, as long as waste continues to exist, we can only attempt to abate the subsequent pollution by converting it to a less noxious form. Three major questions usually arise when a particular type of pollution has been identi ed: (1) How serious is the pollution? (2) Is the technology to abate it available? and (3) Do the costs of abatement justify the degree of abatement achieved? This book is one of the volumes of the Handbook of Environmental Engineering series. The principal intention of this series is to help readers formulate answers to the above three questions. The traditional approach of applying tried-and-true solutions to speci c pollution problems has been a major contributing factor to the success of environmental engineering, and has accounted in large measure for the establishment of a “methodology of pollution control. ” However, the realization of the ever-increasing complexity and interrelated nature of current environmental problems renders it imperative that intelligent planning of pollution abatement systems be undertaken.

Author : Moshe Rapaport
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780824865849

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The Pacific Islands by Moshe Rapaport Pdf

The Pacific is the last major world region to be discovered by humans. Although small in total land area, its numerous islands and archipelagoes with their startlingly diverse habitats and biotas, extend across a third of the globe. This revised edition of a popular text explores the diverse landforms, climates, and ecosystems of the Pacific island region. Multiple chapters, written by leading specialists, cover the environment, history, culture, population, and economy. The work includes new or completely revised chapters on gender, music, logging, development, education, urbanization, health, ocean resources, and tourism. Throughout two key issues are addressed: the exceptional environmental challenges and the demographic/economic/political challenges facing the region. Although modern technology and media and waves of continental tourists are fast eroding island cultures, the continuing resilience of Pacific island populations is apparent. This is the only contemporary text on the Pacific Islands that covers both environment and sociocultural issues and will thus be indispensable for any serious student of the region. Unlike other reviews, it treats the entirety of Oceania (with the exception of Australia) and is well illustrated with numerous photos and maps, including a regional atlas. Contributors: David Abbott, Dennis A. Ahlburg, Glenn Banks, John Barker, Geoffrey Bertram, David A. Chappell, William C. Clarke, John Connell, Ron Crocombe, Julie Cupples, Derrick Depledge, Colin Filer, Gerard J. Fryer, Patricia Fryer, Brenden S. Holland, E. Alison Kay, David M. Kennedy, Lamont Lindstrom, Rick Lumpkin, Harley I. Manner, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Nancy McDowell, Hamish A. McGowan, Frank McShane, Simon Milne, R. John Morrison, Dieter Mueller-Dombois, Stephen G. Nelson, Patrick D. Nunn, Michael R. Ogden, Andrew Pawley, Jean-Louis Rallu, Vina Ram-Bidesi, Moshe Rapaport, Annette Sachs Robertson, Richard Scaglion, Donovan Storey, Andrew P. Sturman, Lynne D. Talley, James P. Terry, Randolph R. Thaman, Frank R. Thomas, Caroline Vercoe, Terence Wesley-Smith, Paul Wolffram.

Author : George Ware
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006-05-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387217253

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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology by George Ware Pdf

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy, and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1066 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1996-07
Category : Fertilizers
ISBN : PSU:000054609440

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Soils and Fertilizers by Anonim Pdf

Author : Vimal Chandra Pandey,Pooja Mahajan,Purabi Saikia,Ashish Praveen
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128242469

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Fiber Crop-Based Phytoremediation by Vimal Chandra Pandey,Pooja Mahajan,Purabi Saikia,Ashish Praveen Pdf

Fiber Crop–Based Phytoremediation: Socio-economic and Environmental Sustainability provides an informative source of information on using fiber crops for phytoremediation. Phytoremediation is gaining attention globally due to ever-increasing numbers and areas of industrially polluted sites. The major challenge is to develop new and cost-effective solutions to decontaminate polluted sites. In this regard, plant-based remediation, especially using fiber crops, is a promising and cost-effective approach for environmental remediation on a large-scale due to its socio-economic and ecological sustainability. Furthermore, changing environmental conditions also cause various biotic and abiotic stresses in fiber crops and thereby negatively affect the fiber crop establishment, growth and yield.This book will be specifically important to these readers who need to be able to select specific fiber crop species according to site-specificity of the contaminated site. Provides up-to-date research and understanding on how to utilize fiber crops for the phytoremediation of contaminated land Covers a wide range of applicable fiber crops, including bast, grass and woody crops, allowing for the utilization of techniques regardless of specific fiber crop Details the uses and benefits of fiber crop phytoremediation on environmental, societal and economic development

Author : A. Bouazza
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000446562

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Environmental Geotechnics by A. Bouazza Pdf

This volume presents proceedings from the first Australian-New Zealand Geoenvironment conference. The conference provides a forum for researchers and practitioners in the region to exchange ideas, share information and discuss the effective management of the geoenvironment.