Millions of acres of land have been contaminated by pesticides, improperly handled chemicals, dirty energy projects, toxic waste, and other pollutants in the United States and Canada. This toxic legacy impacts the environment, our health, our watersheds, and land that could otherwise be used to grow healthy local food and medicines. Conventional clean-up techniques employed by government and industry are tremendously expensive and resource-intensive and can cause further damage. More and more communities find themselves increasingly unable to rely on those companies and governments who created the problems to step in and provide solutions. Earth Repair describes a host of powerful grassroots bioremediation techniques, including: Microbial remediation - using microorganisms to break down and bind contaminants; Phytoremediation - using plants to extract, bind, and transform toxins; Mycoremediation - using fungi to clean up contaminated soil and water. Packed with valuable, firsthand information from visionaries in the field, Earth Repair empowers communities and individuals to take action and heal contaminated and damaged land. Encompassing everything from remediating and regenerating abandoned city lots for urban farmers and gardeners, to recovering from environmental disasters and industrial catastrophes such as oil spills and nuclear fallout, this fertile toolbox is essential reading for anyone who wishes to transform environmental despair into constructive action.--Publisher.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 628.5
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781550925296 9780865717299
- LCCN
- TD192.5
- LCCN Item number
- D37 2013eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (vi, 327 pages)
- Published in
- Gabriola Island [British Columbia
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00236015 (OCoLC)929829209 (CaOOCEL)450548
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Praise 2
- Title Page 4
- Rights Page 5
- Contents 6
- Many Thanks 8
- Introduction: Manualfesto 10
- Chapter 1: Roots of Repair: Decolonization and Environmental Justice 12
- Chapter 2: Earth Repair and Grassroots Bioremediation 16
- Chapter 3: Getting Started 32
- Chapter 4: Microbial Remediation 44
- Chapter 5: Phytoremediation 78
- Chapter 6: Mycoremediation 132
- Chapter 7: The Art of Healing Water 196
- Chapter 8: Oil Spills I: The Anatomy of an Environmental Disaster 210
- Chapter 9: Oil Spills II: Tools for the Grassroots Bioremediator 226
- Chapter 10: Nuclear Energy and Remediating Radiation 258
- Chapter 11: Self-Care for Grassroots Remediators, Community Members and Disaster Responders 264
- Conclusion: Final Words for a Fertile Way Forward 288
- Appendix 1: Contaminants 101 290
- Appendix 2: Conventional Remediation Techniques 301
- Appendix 3: Metric Conversion Table 310
- Endnotes 311
- Index 324
- About the Author 336
- A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading 337
- A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading 337