Eco-Restoration of Mine Land

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Chapter 1 Mine Land and its Environmental Impacts
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Environmental Impacts of Mine Land and Ecological Disruption
1.2.1 Soil Erosion
1.2.2 Loss of Soil Fertility and Desertification
1.2.3 Loss of Biodiversity
1.2.4 Air Quality
1.2.5 Emission of Greenhouse Gas and Climate Change
1.2.6 Water Quality Deterioration
1.2.7 Sedimentation in Streams and Rivers
1.2.8 Groundwater Regime
1.2.9 Noise Pollution
1.2.10 Human Health
1.2.11 Formation of Mine Dumps
1.2.12 Visual Impacts
1.2.13 Social Impacts
1.2.14 Other Issues
1.3 Economic Valuation of Impacts on Environment
1.4 Environment Protection and Policy Implication
1.5 Management and Reclamation
1.6 Progressive Reclamation
1.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 2 Soil Contamination, Risk Assessment, and Phytoremediation of Mine Land
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Soil Contamination
2.3 Risk Assessment
2.3.1 Ecological Risk Assessment
2.3.2 Human Health Risk Assessment
2.4 Phytoremediation of Mine Land
2.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 3 Bio-Geotechnologies in Mine Land Restoration
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Potential Approaches for Mine Land Restoration
3.2.1 Phytoremediation
3.2.2 Phytomining
3.2.3 Silvicultural Approach
3.2.4 Aided Phytostabilization
3.2.5 Microorganisms in Remediation
3.2.6 PGPR-Assisted Phytoremediation
3.2.7 Transgenic Plants and CRISPR
3.2.8 Engineered Soils Using Amendments
3.2.9 Fly Ash Application
3.2.10 Nanoparticle Application
3.2.11 Geotechnologies
3.3 Insights and Lessons Learned for the Practice of Mine Land Restoration
3.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 4 Carbon Sequestration Potential of Restored Coal Mine Soils
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Generation and Management of Mine Waste
4.3 Carbon Sequestration in Reclaimed Mine Soils
4.4 Carbon Fractionation: Importance and Challenges in Coal Mining Areas
4.4.1 Physical Fractionation
4.4.2 Chemical/Thermal Oxidation Methods
4.4.3 Biological Stability of Soil Carbon
4.5 Carbon Indices
4.6 Mine Soil Amendments
4.7 Carbon Sequestration in Revegetated Coal Mine Soils: A Chronosequence Approach
4.8 Conclusion
References
Chapter 5 Assessing Mine Restoration Success Using Biological Soil Quality Indicators
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Revegetation of Mine Lands
5.3 Reclaimed Mine Soil Quality Indicators
5.3.1 Soil Organic Matter
5.3.2 Soil Microbial Biomass
5.3.3 Soil Enzymes Activity
5.3.4 Mycorrhizal Fungi
5.3.5 Soil Respiration
5.4 Development and Use of Soil Quality Index
5.5 Overview
References
Chapter 6 Ecosystem Services on Restored Mine Land
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Rehabilitated Mine Land
6.2.1 Need for Mine Site Reclamation
6.2.2 Reclamation of Mine Lands: From Spoils to Soils
6.2.3 Reclamation Planning
6.3 Ecosystem Services on Rehabilitated Coal Mine Land
6.3.1 Provisional Services
6.3.2 Regulatory Services
6.3.3 Supporting Services
6.3.4 Cultural Services
6.4 Restored Mine Land and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
6.4.1 Sustainable Development Goals Which Have Direct Benefits
6.4.2 A Blueprint for Land Revival and Spin-offs for Multiple SDGs
6.5 Important Case Studies of Mine Restoration
6.5.1 Case Studies of Mine Rehabilitation from Australia
6.6 Policy Restructuring for Fusing Circular Economy and Mine Land Restoration
6.6.1 Mileage of Circular Economy
6.7 Conclusion
Notes
References
Index
EULA