Aimingrespectivelyatthetwoproblemsindesertiflcationareas,namelywatershortageandserioussoilerosion,thepolymermaterialsforcombatingdesertiflcationmaybeclassifiedaswaterabsorbing-retainingpolymers(WARPs)andsandysoilstabilizingpolymers(SSSPs).Theirfurtherclassificationsandcurrentresearcflsituationswereintroduced.ItissuggestedthatthemajorhindrancefortheirwideappHcationisthehighcost.Theauthors'newestresearchresuitsoncuttingcostandenhancingef...
