Restoration and rehabilitation of the desert environment : technical papers presented at the joint Kuwait-Japanese symposium, March 3-4, 1996 /

These proceedings contain technical papers presented at the Kuwait-Japan Symposium on Restoration and Rehabilitation of the Desert Environment, which was held in Kuwait on 3-4 March, 1996. Kuwait was selected as the site for this fourth symposium because of its enormous need for restoring and rehabi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Kuwait-Japan Symposium on "Restoration and Rehabilitation of the Desert Environment"
Otros Autores: Al-Awadhi, N. (Nader), Balba, M. T. (Mohammed), Kamizawa, C.
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1996.
Temas:
Oil pollution of soils > Congresses.
Soil remediation > Congresses.
Revegetation > Congresses.
Desert reclamation > Congresses.
Water reuse > Congresses.
Soil remediation > Kuwait > Congresses.
Sols > Pollution par les hydrocarbures > Congr�es.
Sols > D�econtamination > Congr�es.
V�eg�etalisation > Congr�es.
D�eserts > Mise en valeur > Congr�es.
Sols > D�econtamination > Kowe�it > Congr�es.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Desert reclamation
Oil pollution of soils
Revegetation
Soil remediation
Water reuse
Kuwait
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congr�es.
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  • Front Cover; Restoration and Rehabilitation of the Desert Environment; Copyright Page; Foreword; Preface; Organizing Committee; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; OPENING SESSION; Chapter 1. Welcoming Address; Chapter 2. Congratulatory Address; Chapter 3. The Opening Speech; Chapter 4. Current State of Water Resources in Japan and Course of Technological Cooperation; 1. The Importance of Discussing the Desert Environment; 2. The Significance of the Strengthening Relationship Between GCC and Japan; 3. Japanese Ways of Thinking About Water; 4. Current State of Water Resources in Japan
  • 5. Future Course of Technical CooperationChapter 5. Overview of Kuwait Experience in Restoration and Rehabilitation of the Desert Environment and Introduction to Symposium Purpose and Conten t; Session 1: SOIL BIOREMEDIATION; Chapter 6. Remediation and Rehabilitation of Oil-Lake Beds in Kuwait :I. Bioremediation of Oil-Contaminated Soil; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. SITE SELECTION AND PREPARATION; 3. SITE INVESTIGATION; 4. SOIL PERMEABILITY; 5. BIOREMEDIATION : FIELD-SCALE DEMONSTRATION; 6. CONCLUSION; 7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES
  • Chapter 7. Bioremediation of Oil-Contaminated Coastal Zone
  • Effect of Nutrient sonthe Rate of Oil Biodegradatio n -1. Introduction; 2. Experimental Procedures; 3. Results and Discussion; 4. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 8. Enrichment of Kuwaiti desert samples with hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms during a simulated oil spill; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS; 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 9. Technologies for Cleaning and Restoring Contaminated Soil; Introduction; 1 . What is Soil Contamination ?
  • 2. Countermeasures and Technologies for Cleaning Soil Contamination3. Attempts to Clean Oil
  • Contaminated Soil in Kuwait; Conclusion; Chapter 10. Exploratory work on physical/chemical treatment of oil sludge; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. METHODOLOGY; 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; 4. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 11. Biochemica l aspects of bioremediation of oil-contamination; 1. CRUDE OIL-CONTAMINATION AND BIOREMEDIATION; 2. HYDROCARBON UTILIZATION BY MICROORGANISMS; 3. GENETIC AND BIOCHEMICAL DIVERSITY OF BIODEGRADATION; 4. GROWTH ON HYDROCARBONS; REFERENCES
  • Chapter 12. Preservation of the Environment Using Photocatalysts (Water Treatment and Air Decontamination )1. Introduction; 2. Fundamentals of Photocatalysis; 3. The Application of Photocatalysis for Environmental Detoxification; 4 . Utilization of Solar Beams (Visible Light ); Reference Material; Chapter 13. The Oil Lakes Environmental Disaster; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE ACTION PLAN; Chapter 14. Contaminated Soil Remediation by the Terrasteam Process; 1. Introduction; 2. Overview of Contaminated Soil Remediation Technologies; 3. Terrasteam Process; 4 . Concluding Remarks

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