Phytomanagement of Fly Ash

Dr. Vimal Chandra Pandey is an applied research scientist of phyto- and phycoremediation at Chandigarh University, India. He obtained his PhD from Dr. RML Avadh University and conducted post-doctoral research at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, India. Dr. Pandey’s research focuses on the remediation and management of polluted sites using ecologically and socio-economically valuable plants and algae. His work focuses strongly on restoring ecosystem services and developing a bio-based economy in support of the UN SDGs. Dr. Pandey is a member of the IUCN commission on Ecosystem Management and the National Academy of Sciences, India. He is the author and editor of several books, including Elsevier’s Algae and Aquatic Macrophytes in Cities, Bioremediation of Pollutants, and more.

• 1. Fly ash properties, multiple uses, threats and management: an introduction2. Bioremediation of fly ash dumpsites–Holistic approach3. Scope of fly ash use in agriculture: Prospects and Challenges4. Opportunities and challenges in fly ash-aided paddy agriculture5. Microbial responses to fly ash aided soil6. Reclamation of degraded lands via fly ash application7. Afforestation on fly ash catena: an adaptive management8. Fly ash dumps: A potential sink for carbon sequestration9. Ecosystem goods and services of fly ash ecosystems10. An appraisal of phytomanagement of fly ash with economic returns