Eco-restoration of mine land / Vimal Chandra Pandey, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India, Jitendra Ahirwal, Department of Forestry, Mizoram University, Aizawl, India, Roopali Roychowdhury, Department of Biotechnology, Techno India University, Kolkata, India, Ritu Chaturvedi, Department of Botany, St. John's College, Agra, India.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Mine Land and its Environmental Impacts
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Environmental Impacts of Mine Land and Ecological Disruption
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
2 Soil Contamination, Risk Assessment, and Phytoremediation of Mine Land
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Soil Contamination
2.3 Risk Assessment
2.4 Phytoremediation of Mine Land
2.5 Conclusion
References
3 Bio‐Geotechnologies in Mine Land Restoration
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Potential Approaches for Mine Land Restoration
3.3 Insights and Lessons Learned for the Practice of Mine Land Restoration
3.4 Conclusion
References
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
4.5 Carbon Indices
4.6 Mine Soil Amendments
4.7 Carbon Sequestration in Revegetated Coal Mine Soils: A Chronosequence Approach
4.8 Conclusion
References
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
5.4 Development and Use of Soil Quality Index
5.5 Overview
References
6 Ecosystem Services on Restored Mine Land
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Rehabilitated Mine Land
6.3 Ecosystem Services on Rehabilitated Coal Mine Land
6.4 Restored Mine Land and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
6.5 Important Case Studies of Mine Restoration
6.6 Policy Restructuring for Fusing Circular Economy and Mine Land Restoration
6.7 Conclusion
References
Notes
Index

"This volume provides a comprehensive overview of ecosystem-based solutions for remediating polluted soil and re-establishing vegetation in disused mine lands, synthesizing cutting-edge research, experiential knowledge, and longstanding best practices to offer a holistic introduction to the science of mine land restoration. It includes a basic introduction to soil contamination, risk assessment, and phytoremediation of mine land, a discussion of carbon sequestration potential of restored mine soils and other environmental benefits of remediated mine land and explains the use of biological soil quality indicators to assess progress in ecosystem restoration. This volume is a valuable guide for researchers and advanced students in the environmental and ecological sciences, as well as professionals working in environmental remediation, providing a much-needed survey of this increasingly critical subject"-- Provided by publisher.

About the Author
Vimal Chandra Pandey, PhD, Department of Environmental Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India.

Jitendra Ahirwal, PhD, Department of Forestry, Mizoram University, Aizawl, India.

Roopali Roychowdhury, PhD, Department of Biotechnology, Techno India University, Kolkata, India.

Ritu Chaturvedi, PhD, Department of Botany, St. John’s College, Agra, India.

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