soil restoration Articles
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HD#8 - In-Situ BioLogix Application - Case Study
Case Summary BioLogix bioremediation successfully restored soil and conditions at an operating facility in a former marina. The cleanup goal was to reduce the contaminant mass sufficiently to meet site-specific goals to prevent off-site migration ...
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The biggest hole in Australia's version of the solution to climate change - what is wrong with its carbon reduction trading scheme
In June 2009, when farmers were at last considered in the USA climate bill, attention was belatedly directed at agriculture's potential for a major contribution to carbon emission reductions. The official line (Department of Climate Change, 2009) ignores the environmental effect of traditional farming methods in terms of desertification, soil degradation, water management and warming. Alternative ...
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Preserving ecosystem services in urban regions: Challenges for planning and best practice examples from Switzerland
This paper presents a literature review that explores the challenges for planning in urban regions in connection with the preservation of ecosystem services. It further presents some best practice examples for meeting these challenges. The demand for the provision of ecosystem services within urban regions changed during the transition from a largely agrarian society to an industrial society ...
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JSTOR: A History of Human Waste As Fertilizers
In eighteenth-century Japan, human waste served a critical role in local agricultural production says JSTOR Daily. Their question in the recent article on sanitation history: can similar solutions help manage waste today? In the 1700s, Japanese community members saw human waste as a valuable substance for their crops and a viable tool for soil restoration and food security. It was so esteemed ...
By SOIL Haiti
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Phosphorus release and retention by soils of natural isolated wetlands
Hydrological restoration of historically isolated wetlands may mitigate phosphorus (P) loss. The objectives of this study were to quantify P in soil, and to determine the effect of (1) soil characteristics on P release, and (2) antecedent soil hydrological conditions on P dynamics. Humic/fulvic acid bound P and residual P accounted for majority of P (>78%) in surface soils. Soils with highest ...
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Recovery of nitrogen pools and processes in degraded riparian zones in the southern appalachians
Establishment of riparian buffers is an effective method for reducing nutrient input to streams. However, the underlying biogeochemical processes are not fully understood. The objective of this 4-yr study was to examine the effects of riparian zone restoration on soil N cycling mechanisms in a mountain pasture previously degraded by cattle. Soil inorganic N pools, fluxes, and transformation ...
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Surfactant–enhanced remediation of soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons
An experimental programme was undertaken to reclaim the soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. Two types of locally available soils, clay with low compressibility and poorly graded sand, were chosen for the study. Both the soils were contaminated with varying percentages of used engine oil and gasoline. Anionic surfactant Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate (SDS) was used to reclaim the contaminated ...
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Oil-Contaminated Soil Remediation: The Process of Cleaning Up Soil Polluted With Oil
Oil contamination of soil is a widespread problem that can have serious environmental and health impacts. The presence of oil in the soil can result from a variety of sources, including spills from storage tanks or pipelines, leakage from vehicles, and improper disposal of waste oil. In order to protect the environment and public health, it is essential to clean up contaminated soil and restore ...
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Adaptation to climate change impacts on crop water requirements in Kikafu catchment, Tanzania
Agricultural activities are the main livelihood for about 70% of Tanzania's population, with women being the main players. Crops need water (crop water requirements, CWRs) for their growth and production, which can either be rain-fed or irrigation sourced. However, climate change has affected the hydrological cycle, particularly water available for agricultural crops. Since impacts and ...
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Concepts for Environmentally Safe Soil Application of Stabilised Organic Waste
ABSTRACT As a matter of fact, in the past, many mixed municipal solid waste MSW composting plants in various Countries aimed at producing compost for use in farmlands. For instance, in France in 1998, 7% of MSW (1,9 million tonnes out of 26,5 million tonnes) was reportedly being composted in 77 sites for mixed MSW composting [7]. The strategy of producing compost from mixed MSW has rarely been ...
By ORBIT e.V.
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Oil tank removal and land remediation specialist
It becomes a terrifically herculean task, when an oil tank is detected above and below the ground. In such cases we immediately need professional tank removal services. In this regard West Coast Tank Recovery has come out with some gratifying result. It is not easy to handle the situation, when an oil tank is detected, submerged into the ground. In such circumstances we can only trust the ...
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Grade `A` remediation - selective phase transfer technology cleans up college in Moncton, New Brunswick
Remedialing sensitive areas or population dense areas can be tricky at the best of times. So it's important to utilize a remediation technology with a proven record of reducing environmental and health and safely risks in order to avoid associated legal liability for project stakeholders, among other reasons. Ivey International Inc. is a Canadian company with offices in Campbell River, B.C., ...
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A Practical Way for Refineries to Lower ESG Risk
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), first coined in 2005, is now at the forefront of investment decisions. Low ESG risk is a stability indicator for investors as customer and stakeholder beliefs continue to merge with their spending habits, signaling that sustainable investing is here to stay. ESG, a Global Movement Governments and standard-setting bodies around the world are ...
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Sustainable Soil Remediation: A Complete Guide To Effective Solutions
Introduction Soil Remediation is an essential process to ensure the health and safety of our environment. Contaminated soils can have far-reaching effects on our ecosystem, as well as the health of humans and wildlife. This article aims to provide an in-depth understanding of soil remediation techniques and the most efficient methods for restoring contaminated soils to a healthy ...
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How Satellite Imagery is Helping to Transform Soil Carbon Monitoring for Growers
Healthy soil systems act as an important natural carbon sink for the planet by sequestering atmospheric carbon dioxide and helping to reduce greenhouse gas concentrations. The value of our planet’s soil as a carbon store cannot be overlooked. Capable of storing twice the amount of carbon found in the atmosphere and three times that in above ground vegetation, the health of our soil ...
By Deep Planet
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Understanding the role of soil testing in modern agriculture
A bit of a background The increase of food production across the years has been mainly due to higher yields resulting from greater inputs like fertilizers, water, pesticides, and other technologies of the “green revolution”. But even if those practices led to enormous gains in food and helped improve food security, they also had greater negative impacts on the environment, putting the ...
By SOILCARES
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Evaluation of soil protection aspects in certain programmes of measures adopted by member states
The Communication ‘Towards a Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection’ (COM 2002/179 final) paved the way towards a common EU soil policy. In addition, the Commission commented on the inter-relationship of soil protection with other areas of Community policy (the Nitrates Directive and Water Framework Directive, the Air Quality Directive, the Common Agricultural Policy, Transport Policy and Research ...
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Cleanup of Contaminated Soils at Municipal Park
A municipal garden in Mandarituba, soil was contaminated with transformer oil and COPEL, the utility company was responsible for the cleanup and restoration of the contaminated soils. The company decided to use AgroRemed BR CTBA specially customized for applications in Brazil. The site was excavated and treated as biopile with AgroRemed BR CTBA. Both TPH values and VOC’s were acceptable and ...
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Reviewed - Top 5 Thermal Soil Remediation Companies
Soil remediation broadly refers to the ‘repair’ and ‘renewal’ of contaminated land. To preserve the sanitation of the area, contaminants in the land are treated or removed using different soil remediation techniques. However, one of the most effective techniques that have greatly evolved over the years to restore the damaged soil is the thermal soil remediation technique. ...
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Innovative Uses of Compost Bioremediation and Pollution Prevention
Each year agricultural effluents, industrial residues, and industrial accidents contaminate surface waters, soils, air, streams, and reservoirs. A new compost technology, known as compost bioremediation, is currently being used to restore contaminated soils, manage stormwater, control odors, and degrade volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Compost bioremediation refers to the use of a biological ...
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