The huge decline in the output of agricultural products from oil producing areas in the whole world is associated with loss of soil/water resources, climate change and the activities of the petroleum sector. Considering the recent global food crisis or undernourishment and the increasing need to ensure food security. There is therefore, the need to extensively harness the under-utilized polluted soils of the Coastal plain sands of the humid environment. With increasing urgency the need for effective and efficient management to help alleviate the problem of hunger and malnutrition through implementation of innovative environmental remediation technologies. Conventional methods to remove, reduce, or mitigate toxic substances introduced into soil or ground water via anthropogenic activities and processes include physical, biological, mechanical and chemical processes.

Book Details:

ISBN-13:

978-3-659-95574-7

ISBN-10:

3659955744

EAN:

9783659955747

Book language:

English

By (author) :

Patricia Ewuzie
E. U. Onweremadu

Number of pages:

128

Published on:

2016-10-20

Category:

Other