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Topsoil Regeneration and Bio-sequestration

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Prospects for Soil Regeneration and Its Impact on Environmental Protection

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Soil regenerating is a type of ecological regeneration within the field of restoration ecology, it is the process of creating new soil and rejuvenating soil health by minimizing topsoil loss, maintaining greater amounts of carbon than becomes depleted, increasing the environment, and maintaining proper water and nutrient cycling. This has several advantages, including soil carbon retention in response to the rising danger of climate change, reduced risk of soil erosion, and greater overall soil resilience. Soil restoration is the procedure of enhancing its nutritional value by the addition of biological material that aids in discharge, absorption of water, and plant nourishment. Soil regeneration farming is the practice of restoring minerals and biological material of soil in order to increase the growth condition and production. We will interrelate top soil regeneration with bio-sequestration, a novel and fascinating method that uses nature’s power to lower the quantity of molecules of carbon dioxide (CO2) of following surrounding environment. It mainly undergoes natural procedure where CO2 taken off from environment and accumulated in organic materials such as vegetation and soil. The technique of retaining carbon in a carbon pool is known as carbon sequestration (or carbon storage). Carbon sequestration occurs naturally, but it may also be done by technology, such as in capturing and storing carbon projects. Carbon sequestration may be classified into two types: geologic and biotic (also known as bio-sequestration).

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    Ashwitha Kodaparthi

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Kodaparthi, A. et al. (2024). Topsoil Regeneration and Bio-sequestration. In: Aransiola, S.A., Babaniyi, B.R., Aransiola, A.B., Maddela, N.R. (eds) Prospects for Soil Regeneration and Its Impact on Environmental Protection . Earth and Environmental Sciences Library. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53270-2_6

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