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FRONT MATTER
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| Section 1. Basic Principles |
Introduction – An Ecological Perspective
A. D. Bradshaw | 1 |
Degradation of Land and Its Relation to Public Health
J. C. Ng | 7 |
Health Risk Assessment
J. C. Ng | 19 |
The Importance of Soil
A. D. Bradshaw | 31 |
Physical Limitations
L. C. Bell | 38 |
Soil Degradation and Nutrients
N. M. Dickinson | 50 |
Problems of Toxicities
Z. H. Ye, A. J. M. Baker and M. H. Wong | 66 |
The Significance of Microbes
A. G. Khan | 80 |
| Section 2. Practical Techniques |
Handling of Soils and Cover Materials
L. C. Bell | 93 |
Remediation of Chemical Limitations
L. C. Bell | 112 |
The Development of Nitrogen Capital
A. D. Bradshaw | 128 |
The Use of Tolerant Plants and Hyperaccumutators
A. J. M. Baker | 138 |
The Handling of Microbes
A. G. Khan | 149 |
The Problems of Domestic Wastes
A. D. Bradshaw | 161 |
The Treatment of Modern Landfills
N. M. Dickinson | 167 |
Using Natural Processes
A. D. Bradshaw | 181 |
| Section 3. Current Approaches |
Ecosystem Degradation and Restoration Ecology in China
H. Ren, S. L. Peng and J. G. Wu | 190 |
Reclamation After Tin Mining in Malaysia
C. P. Lee and E. B. Yeap | 211 |
Metal Mine Tailings in China
H. W. Dai, L. Gao, L. P. Ren and C. L. Wang | 223 |
Control of Agricultural Land Degradation in Sri Lanka
R. B. Mapa | 233 |
Coastal Land Degradation and Restoration Strategies in the Philippines
M. N. Lavides | 243 |
The Assessment and Management of Acid Sulfate Soils in Bangladesh in Relation to Crop Production
H. R. Khan, M. M. A. Bhuiyan, S. M. Kabir, F. Ahmed, S. M. A. Syeed and H. P. Blume | 254 |
Land Degradation in Suburban Agrarian Environment and Entry of Toxic Metals into Food Chains
K. M. Nair, R. Siddaramappa, L. S. Devi, V. R. R. Parama and S. Srinivas | 264 |
Species Tolerance to Acidic Waste Ore Rock of Iron-Mining Areas along Yangtze River, Anhui Province
D. Hu, Z. Xi and Y. Han | 273 |
The Role of Legumes in the Reclamation of Metal Mined Land in China
M. H. Wong, Z. Q. Zhang, W. S. Shu, W. B. Liao and C. Y. Lan | 286 |
| Section 4. A Framework for the Process of Rehabilitation and Restoration of Degraded Land |
A Framework for the Process of Rehabilitation and Restoration of Degraded Land
| 297 |
BACK MATTER
| 305 |
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