Aknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Aknowledgments IX
4. Contents XI
5. Chapter 1 Evolution of land reclamation practices and introducing mine land degradation and revegetation in Ghana 1
6. Chapter 2 Methods used in soil and human health risk assessment 29
7. Chapter 3 Identifying risks using sequential extraction analyses, size fractionation, and acid neutralization capacity experiments 49
8. Chapter 4 Risk identification using remediation incubation experiments, redox microcosm, geospatial analyses, and synchrotron radiation science 67
9. Chapter 5 Impacts of mining on soil quality 83
10. Chapter 6 Topsoil and its management during stockpiling 93
11. Chapter 7 Effects of mining on the accumulation and pollution with potentially toxic elements 101
12. Chapter 8 The power of plants in cleaning and stabilising potentially toxic elements in mine-contaminated soils 111
13. Chapter 9 Achieving mining sector sustainability 143
14. Chapter 10 Rehabilitation and restoration of degraded mined sites and soils 159
15. Chapter 11 Case studies in mine land revegetation and remediation employing various approaches 171
16. Chapter 12 Plant species used in revegetation and their corresponding impacts 189
17. Chapter 13 Concurrent rehabilitation/revegetation 203
18. Chapter 14 Arsenic in a highly contaminated gold mine spoil in Ghana: mobilization and potential of soil amendments to reduce the watersoluble arsenic content and improve soil quality 217
19. Chapter 15 Significance of revegetation of degraded mining sites 239
20. Measuring and monitoring success of post-reclamation efforts 259
21. Chapter 17 Critical factors for driving successful restoration of degraded mine lands 273
22. Chapter 18 Management of restored mine sites 291
23. Chapter 19 The challenges and strategies for post-mine land restoration efforts in Ghana 301
24. Chapter 20 A best-fit conceptual framework to enhance phytoremediation scaling 315
25. Chapter 21 Phytostabilization of Co, Hg, Mo, and Ni by ryegrass with manure and iron oxides reduced environmental concerns 335
26. Chapter 22 Identifying research gaps for future reclamation studies 363
27. Chapter 23 General conclusions and summaries 373
28. References 385
29. Index 447