Contaminants in agricultural soils

by Distinguished Laureate Professor Ravi Naidu, Dr Teklit Gebregiorgis Ambaye, Dr Mentore Vaccari, Dr Chandima Wekumbura, Dr Chammi P. Attanayake, Professor Ganga Hettiarachichi, Dr Lynda Peter, Professor Linda Lee, Dr Vera Felix da Graca Silva, Dr Judith Riedo, Dr Diana Vieira, Dr Pia Kotschik, Dr Violette Geissen, Dr Antonio Bispo, Dr Claire Froger, Dr Shiva Sabzevari, Dr Nikola Rakonjac, Joost Lahr, Sören Thiele-Bruhn, Bjorn J. A. Berendsen, Carlos A. Faúndez Urbina, Coen J. Ritsema, Dr G. J. Levy, Dr Asher Bar-Tal, Dr Eddie Cytryn, Dr Mikhail Borisover, Dr Liang Wang, Dr Ying Cheng, Dr Ayanka Wijayawardena, Dr Gerhard Soja, Dr Solmaz Bidast, Dr Santosh Kumar Paul, Dr Bhaba Biswas, Dr Paula Alvarenga, Dr Luísa Louro Martins, Dr Miguel Mourato, Dr David Leung, Professor Fang Wang, Dr Yu Liu, Dr Yuhao Fu, Dr Leilei Xiang, Dr Xin Jiang, Dr Yongming Luo

2025 · Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

Reviews the main types of contaminants in agricultural soils, such as heavy metals, pesticide residues and petroleum hydrocarbon waste products, per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminants Explores bioremediation techniques such as the use of soil amendments and additives Covers techniques such as phyto-stabilisation and phyto-extraction

Foreign Direct Investment and Urban Growth in China

by Dr Lei Wang

2012 · Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

This book puts forward an institutional explanation of the recent dynamics of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China. It argues that the concentration of FDI in the Chinese manufacturing economy since the beginning of this century is largely the result of China's entrepreneurial urban growth strategy, which was in turn motivated by the overall political and fiscal structures of China and was facilitated by urban land use under the manipulation of municipalities. By identifying the interactions between cross-border capital flow, national regulations and local responses, this book not only provides a fresh understanding of China's FDI pattern from an urban perspective that has been rare among publications on similar topics, but also sheds light on the drivers underlying China's rapid economic growth and its implications for sustainable development. It also stands as a useful reference for other countries and regions that plan to launch their own state-led development projects.