Abstract
SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.
Abstract
Pollution and unsustainable use of natural resources such as land and soil
has resulted in their destruction. Restoration of degraded land and soil is essential for
maintenance of essential ecosystem services such as preservation of biodiversity,
nutrient/water cycling and meeting the food requirement for living beings.
Bioremediation has appeared as technology with high potential for restoring damaged
soil and degraded lands. Biotechnological techniques such as development of efficient
microbial consortia with an enhanced capacity to remove various contaminants from
soils and improvement in nutrient retention in soil have opened new prospects in
bioremediation with an aim to recover productive capacity of soil. The techniques such
as bioventing, bioaugumentation, biosparging have also proved useful in restoring
degraded and non-productive soils to a great extent. The biotechnological techniques,
thus can act as an ecofriendly method for remediation, restoration and reclamation of
degraded/damaged soils.
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Authors:Bentham Science Books