Phytorestoration of Abandoned Mining and Oil Drilling Sites

Dr. Kuldeep Bauddh is currently an Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at the Centre for Environmental Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India. Dr. Bauddh is currently engaged in teaching in key areas of environmental sciences like Environmental Pollution and Management, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Toxicology, Soil Science, and Hazardous Waste Management. He is also an Associate Editor of the journal “Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability” as well as the co-editor of the magazine “Kahaar”. His main research areas are phytoremediation, ecological restoration and slow release fertilizers. Dr. John Korstad is a Professor of Biology and Past Director of the Honors Program at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma (USA). His educational background includes a BA in Geology and BS in Biology from Calif. Lutheran University, a MS in Environmental Science from Cal. State Hayward, and a MS and Ph.D. in Zoology from the Univ. Michigan. His specialty is Limnology (lake ecology) with specific expertise in nutrient-phytoplankton (microalgae)-zooplankton interactions and lake management. He has vast experience in aquaculture, including two sabbatical years doing research at The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF) in Trondheim, Norway (the second one funded by a Fulbright Fellowship). Dr. Pallavi Sharma is Professor at the School of Environment and Sustainable Development, Central University of Gujarat, India. Dr. Sharma is currently engaged in work on the mechanisms of abiotic stress tolerance in plants. She has published 50 scientific articles/book chapters in peer-reviewed journals/books with more than 7,600 citations.

• 1. Characteristics of Former Mining and Oil Drilling Sites and Adverse Impacts of These Activities on the Environment and Human Health2. An Overview of Phytorestoration of Former Mining and Oil Drilling Sites3. Contamination of the Stream Water and Sediments with Uranium Mine and Their Possible Phytoremediation4. Influence of Open Cast Mining on the Soil Properties of Ledo Colliery of Tinsukia District of Assam, India5. Potential of Purun tikus to Restore the Iron (Fe) Contaminated Acid Mine Drainage by Using Constructed Wetland6. Phytoreclamation of Abandoned Acid Mine Drainage Site after Treatment with Fly Ash7. Role of Fungi in Restoration of Mine Dump Soil Contaminated with Petroleum Hydrocarbons8. Assessment of Native Plant Species Growing in Mining-Spoiled Soils for Phytorestoration of Heavy Metals9. Assessment of Phytoremediation Potential of Plant Species in Copper Mine Tailings10. Phytostabilization of Metalliferous Mine Waste11. Restoration of Coal Mine Waste Sites by Using Plant Species12. Phytoaccumulation of Trace Elements by Grevillea pteridifolia Knight Grown on Iron Ore Tailings13. Evaluation of Natural Phytoremediation Processes Occurring at Ex-Tin Mining Catchment14. Uranium Mine Tailing Remediation by Amending Land Soil and Invading Native Plant Species15. Physiological and Antioxidant Responses in Plants Exposed to Heavy Metals During Cultivation in Mining Dump Sites16. Potential of Ricinus communis for the Removal of Toxic Metals from Mining Dumping Sites17. Phytorestoration Potential of Invasive Plant Species during Cultivation in Mining Dump Sites18. Phytoextraction of Heavy Metals by Tree Species Growing on Hazardous Mining Sludge19. Selection of Plant Species for Phytoremediation of Oil Drilling Sites: An Overview20. Phytoremediation Study of Oil Spill Site Using Common Nigerian Vegetables21. Case Studies of Phytorestoration of Abandoned Oil Drilling Sites22. Phytoremediation of Oil Contaminated Aquatic Sites using Aquatic Macrophytes23. Phytomining: A Sustainable Approach for Recovery and Extraction of Valuable Metals24. Phytomining Potential of Albizia julibrissin Plant25. Restoring Indigenous Knowledge for Mining Dump Sites: A Study at Iron Mining Areas in Jharkhand