Description
Phytomanagement of Fly Ash brings together the recent and established knowledge of different aspects of fly ash management, providing a cutting-edge synthesis of scientific and experiential knowledge on contaminated site restoration. Phytomanagement of Fly Ash provides readers with ecologically friendly and cost-effective solutions to decontaminate fly ash polluted sites, along with potential opportunities in phytoremediation that also yield biodiesel, aromatic oil, bio-fortified products and pulp-paper biomass. The book also focuses on novel topics, such as afforestation on fly ash catena, adaptive management, potential sink for carbon sequestration, and ecosystem goods and services.This book is a useful reference for environmental professionals in the coal industry, ecological planners and managers, students, practitioners and policymakers involved in phytoremediation.- Provides a holistic approach to fly ash, covering the ecological, economic and social issues related to its management- Addresses the multiple industrial uses of fly ash- Includes strategies to mitigate costs related to fly ash dump restoration
Table of Contents
1. Fly ash properties, multiple uses, threats and management: an introduction2. Bioremediation of fly ash dumpsites–Holistic approach3. Scope of fly ash use in agriculture: Prospects and Challenges4. Opportunities and challenges in fly ash-aided paddy agriculture5. Microbial responses to fly ash aided soil6. Reclamation of degraded lands via fly ash application7. Afforestation on fly ash catena: an adaptive management8. Fly ash dumps: A potential sink for carbon sequestration9. Ecosystem goods and services of fly ash ecosystems10. An appraisal of phytomanagement of fly ash with economic returns
