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
1. Fly ash properties, multiple uses, threats and management: an
introduction2. Bioremediation of fly ash dumpsitesHolistic 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
Dr. Vimal Chandra Pandey is an applied research scientist of phyto- and phycoremediation at Chandigarh University, India. He obtained his PhD from Dr. RML Avadh University and conducted post-doctoral research at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, India. Dr. Pandeys research focuses on the remediation and management of polluted sites using ecologically and socio-economically valuable plants and algae. His work focuses strongly on restoring ecosystem services and developing a bio-based economy in support of the UN SDGs. Dr. Pandey is a member of the IUCN commission on Ecosystem Management and the National Academy of Sciences, India. He is the author and editor of several books, including Elseviers Algae and Aquatic Macrophytes in Cities, Bioremediation of Pollutants, and more.
