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Introduction
Larry E. Erickson and Valentina Pidlisnyuk
Abstract
Land management is an important sustainability challenge in many
locations because of contamination and/or degradation. There are
many aspects related to reducing risk associated with contaminants in
soil and improving soil quality. The science and engineering of phytotechnologies with biomass production have been advanced in many
countries with much of the research being published after 1985. In
most phytotechnology applications at contaminated sites, improving
soil quality is a priority, and productive use of the land is one of the
goals. Remediation of contaminated soil has great value for society
and being able to produce a biomass product to improve the economics is very beneficial in countries where resources to address environmental challenges are limited. Miscanthus is a very valuable biomass
product and an effective plant for many applications because of its
properties. Since partial funding has been provided by NATO, an
effort has been≈made to address topics that are important to NATO
countries in this work.
CONTENTS
1.1 Soil Quality .....................................................................................................1
1.1.1 Soil Contamination............................................................................2
1.1.2 Types of Contaminants .....................................................................3
1.2 Phytotechnology with Biomass Production...............................................3
1.3 Miscanthus......................................................................................................3
1.4 Case Studies....................................................................................................4
References.................................................................................................................4
1.1 Soil Quality
Soil quality is a high priority because of food and other useful products
that can be produced through agriculture and forestry. Each plot of land
1
Introduction
Larry E. Erickson and Valentina Pidlisnyuk
Abstract
Land management is an important sustainability challenge in many
locations because of contamination and/or degradation. There are
many aspects related to reducing risk associated with contaminants in
soil and improving soil quality. The science and engineering of phytotechnologies with biomass production have been advanced in many
countries with much of the research being published after 1985. In
most phytotechnology applications at contaminated sites, improving
soil quality is a priority, and productive use of the land is one of the
goals. Remediation of contaminated soil has great value for society
and being able to produce a biomass product to improve the economics is very beneficial in countries where resources to address environmental challenges are limited. Miscanthus is a very valuable biomass
product and an effective plant for many applications because of its
properties. Since partial funding has been provided by NATO, an
effort has been≈made to address topics that are important to NATO
countries in this work.
CONTENTS
1.1 Soil Quality .....................................................................................................1
1.1.1 Soil Contamination............................................................................2
1.1.2 Types of Contaminants .....................................................................3
1.2 Phytotechnology with Biomass Production...............................................3
1.3 Miscanthus......................................................................................................3
1.4 Case Studies....................................................................................................4
References.................................................................................................................4
1.1 Soil Quality
Soil quality is a high priority because of food and other useful products
that can be produced through agriculture and forestry. Each plot of land
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