"This volume provides a comprehensive overview of ecosystem-based solutions for remediating polluted soil and re-establishing vegetation in disused mine lands, synthesizing cutting-edge research, experiential knowledge, and longstanding best practices to offer a holistic introduction to the science of mine land restoration. It includes a basic introduction to soil contamination, risk assessment, and phytoremediation of mine land, a discussion of carbon sequestration potential of restored mine soils and other environmental benefits of remediated mine land and explains the use of biological soil quality indicators to assess progress in ecosystem restoration. This volume is a valuable guide for researchers and advanced students in the environmental and ecological sciences, as well as professionals working in environmental remediation, providing a much-needed survey of this increasingly critical subject"-- Provided by publisher.