Soils and Groundwater Pollution and Remediation: Asia, Africa, and Oceania
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- About the Editors -- Affiliation of Editors, Coeditors, and Contributors -- 1 Environmental Impacts of Heavy Metals in Agroecosystems and Amelioration Strategies in Oceania -- Introduction -- Background Concentrations of Heavy Metals in Australian and New Zealand Soils -- Sources of Metals in Agroecosystems -- Environmental Impact -- Amelioration Strategies -- Regulatory Control -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- 2 Environmental Concerns of Pesticides in Soil and Groundwater and Management Strategies in Oceania -- Introduction -- Usage -- Behavior and Fate in Soil -- Pesticide Residues in the Environment -- Management and Remediation Options -- Summary and Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 3 Metal Pollution of Soil and Groundwater and Remediation Strategies in Japan -- Introduction -- Regulations and Control -- Metals in Soil, Groundwater, Fertilizers, and Sewage Sludges of Japan -- Remediation Strategies -- Daily Intake of Heavy Metals by Japanese -- Application of Sewage Sludge and Other Biosolids to Land and Heavy Metal Accumulation -- References -- 4 Impact of Radionuclides on Soil, Groundwater, and Crops and Radionuclide Cleanup in Japan -- Introduction -- Meteorological Data in Japan -- Fallout Radionuclides (137Cs, 90Sr, Pu, etc.) Deposited on Soil -- Migration of Radionuclides in Soil and Groundwater -- Transfer of Radio nuclides to Crops -- Decontamination of Radionuclides -- Summary and Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 5 Effect of Anthropogenic Organic Compounds on the Qyality of Soil and Groundwater and Remediation Strategies in Japan -- Introduction -- Nationwide Survey Results -- Site Investigation for Volatile Organochlorines -- Remediation Technologies for Subsurface Pollution -- Summary and Conclusions -- References.