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Managing Waste Dumpsites Through Energy Plantations

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Phytoremediation Potential of Bioenergy Plants

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Increase in the number and area of waste dumpsites is a major concern worldwide due to modern urbanization, industrial revolution and overpopulation growth. There is a wide range of waste dumpsites such as fly ash dumps, mine spoils, red mud deposits, sewage sludge, etc. These waste dumps are a source of heavy metal pollution, the degradation of soil and water system and serious dust pollution to atmosphere. These are also recognized as ecological, economic and social challenges. Thus, the management of waste dumpsites in a safe and economic way is still a worldwide challenge. In this direction, the phytomanagement of waste dumpsites through energy plantation is a holistic approach for ecological, economic and social sustainability.

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Financial assistance given by the Science and Engineering Research Board (No.SR/FTP/ES-96/2012), Government of India, is gratefully acknowledged. Authors are also thankful to the Director and Head of the Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, for his kind support.

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    Vimal Chandra Pandey

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Pandey, V.C. (2017). Managing Waste Dumpsites Through Energy Plantations. In: Bauddh, K., Singh, B., Korstad, J. (eds) Phytoremediation Potential of Bioenergy Plants. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3084-0_15

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