Producing Healthy Food with Healthy Soils

This book presents the multifaceted impacts of improperly managed dangerous waste on agricultural soil and human health. Different types of hazardous wastes and pollutants are significant factors in human disease. This book presents the multifaceted impacts of improperly managed dangerous waste on agricultural soil and human health. Focusing on environmental degradation, it delves deeply into the consequences of improper waste disposal, highlighting its effects on water pollution, ecosystem imbalance, and risks to human health. It offers a detailed examination of the resultant contamination and its far-reaching implications, emphasizing the need for proper disposal methods. Agricultural soil pollution has inherently been associated with health issues, including the spread of diseases. Managing hazardous waste effectively requires advanced approaches to reduce environmental impact. The book provides a critical review of existing dangerous waste management practices. The text discusses the global gaps in toxic waste management methodologies and their effects on agricultural soil and environmental sustainability. This book investigates the main determinants of residents' waste-sorting behavior and how the approach mainly contributes to it. The findings of this chapter provide policymakers with critical factors for the successful implementation of waste sorting.
The book offers an overview of innovative waste treatment technologies for sustainable agriculture. It evaluates these technologies' efficacy, scalability, and adaptability, discussing their potential to address the challenges in waste treatment to achieve healthy soil. The book assesses current disposal methods and the development of sustainable solutions. It delves into the impact assessment and evaluation of these solutions, promoting a comprehensive understanding of sustainable disposal practices and their significance in mitigating environmental hazards. Providing a cost analysis of waste management, this book explores the economic dimensions of solid waste management. It discusses funding, investment opportunities, and economic impact assessments, offering insights into the financial implications and considerations in implementing waste management practices.

Dr. Javid A Parray holds a Master's Degree in Environmental Science and has completed his Research Programme (M.Phil. and Ph.D.) from the University of Kashmir after qualifying state-level prestigious JKSLET examination. He has also done his Post-Doctorate Research from the University of Kashmir. Dr. Parray was also awarded a Fast Track Young Scientist Project by SERB-DST, GoI New Delhi. He currently teaches at the Department of Environmental Science, GDC Eidgah Srinagar affiliated to Cluster University Srinagar. He has attended many courses and conferences on environmental issues and other biotechnological aspects within and outside the country like Srilanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc. His fundamental research interests include ecological and agricultural microbiology, climate change and microbial biotechnology, environmental microbiome, etc. He has published more than 50 high-impact research papers and book chapters in reputed journals and publishing hubs.
Dr. Nowsheen Shameem (M.Phil., Ph.D.) presently working as an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Science Cluster University Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India-190001. Nowsheen Shameem worked as a project associate in DBT Sanctioned project entitled "spawn production for the entrepreneurs of Kashmir Valley" at CORD, University of Kashmir. Nowsheen Shameem finished Doctorate through the University of Kashmir on the topic entitled "Phytochemical analysis and nutraceutical value of some wild mushrooms growing in Kashmir valley" in 2017. Nowsheen Shameem interested in studying mushroom biology, bioactivity, and medicinal chemistry. Moreover, in the university, Nowsheen Shameem also dealt with the bioactivities of some endemic/threatened medicinal plants of Kashmir valley and other applied microbiology aspects. Nowsheen Shameem published many research articles in reputable, international and national journals. In addition, Nowsheen Shameem presented research papers at an international/national conference.
A. K. Haghi, Ph.D., is a retired professor with over 250 academic research-oriented books as well as over 1000 research papers published in various journals and conference proceedings with over 3700 citations and h-index of 31, according to the Google Scholar database. He is currently a senior material engineering consultant in the UK. Professor Haghi has received several grants, consulted for several major corporations, and is a persistent reviewer of leading international journals. He is the founder and former editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal. Professor Haghi has acted as an editorial board member of many international journals. He has served as a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences & Cultures and the Research Chemistry Centre, Coimbra, Portugal. He has supervised several Ph.D. and M.Sc. theses at the University of Guilan (UG) and co-supervised international doctoral projects.