Pollution and Its Minimization (Hardcover)

This book is a collection of selected, peer-reviewed papers presented at the 2023 11th International Conference on Environment Pollution and Prevention (ICEPP 2023), which was held in Brisbane, Australia, November 10–12, 2023. With the worldwide increase in industrialization and movement of people towards larger cities, there has been a progressive increase in pollution of the environment. The issues surrounding air, water, soil and land pollution are now considered of global concern. Minimization of pollution involves the repeated reuse of products, reduction in waste generation and processing and recycling of resources into new products. Pollution prevention practices not only reduce waste, but also improve safety and decrease disposal costs. The book is useful for students, academics, entrepreneurs and professionals who are working in the important field of pollution of the environment and its minimization and prevention.

Professor Richard Haynes works in the areas of soil and environmental science. His current research interests are the rehabilitation and revegetation of mine tailings storage areas, the use of constructed wetlands to treat drainage from such areas and the role of silicon in crop production. He has extensive experience as an applied research scientist and a university professor and has worked in New Zealand, South Africa and Australia. He has published over 190 original research papers in international journals, more than 25 review papers in international volumes and many conference and extension papers and contract reports. He has been an invited keynote speaker at many international conferences and has served on the editorial boards of four international research journals. As well, he has acted as a principal supervisor and co-supervisor of Ph.D., M.Sc. and honours students in both South Africa and Australia. Professor Haynes has carried out research in commercial horticultural, pastoral, arable and forestry production and in smallholder semi-subsistence agriculture. He has also worked on bioremediation of soils contaminated with organic pollutants, rehabilitation of mined sites, application of organic and inorganic wastes to soils and the effects of heavy metal contaminants on soil processes.