Pollution and Its Minimization

This book presents peer-reviewed papers of the 2022 10th International Conference on Environment Pollution and Prevention (ICEPP 2022), which was held in Sydney, Australia, during December 16-18, 2022. With the worldwide increase in industrialization and movement of people toward larger cities, there has been a progressive increase in environmental pollution. 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 environmental pollution and its 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, over 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 board of four international research journals. He has acted as a principal supervisor and a co-supervisor of Ph.D., M.Sc., and honors students in both South Africa and Australia. Professor Haynes has carried out research in commercial horticultural, pastoral, arable, and forestry production as well as 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.