Soil contamination - Wikipedia
WEBSoil contamination, soil pollution, or land pollution as a part of land degradation is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment.
Soil contaminants | Soil Science Society of America
WEBThis section covers the most common soil contaminants, how they got there, and how they can pose problems for human health. By definition, any substance in the soil that exceeds naturally-occurring levels and poses human health risks is a soil contaminant. As a quick example, arsenic naturally occurs in some soils.
What Is Soil Pollution? Environmental Impacts and Mitigation - Treehugger
WEBJan 31, 2022 · Soil pollution refers to the dangerously high concentrations of contaminants in soil. While contaminants such as metals, inorganic ions, salts, and organic compounds naturally occur...
Global Assessment of Soil Pollution - UNEP - UN Environment …
WEBThis report considers both point source contamination and diffuse pollution, and detail also the risks and impacts of soil pollution on human health, the environment and food security, without neglecting soil degradation and the burden of disease resulting from exposure to polluted soil.
Soil contamination in nearby natural areas mirrors that in urban ...
WEBPublished: 27 March 2023. Soil contamination in nearby natural areas mirrors that in urban greenspaces worldwide. Yu-Rong Liu. Marcel G. A. van der Heijden. Judith Riedo. Carlos Sanz-Lazaro....
Soil pollution a risk to our health and food security - UNEP
WEBDec 4, 2020 · The report found that soil pollution has an adverse impact on food security in two ways –it can reduce crop yields due to toxic levels of contaminants, and crops grown in polluted soils are unsafe for consumption by animals and humans.
Soil Contamination and Remediation | SpringerLink
WEBNov 25, 2020 · Soil contamination refers to the occurrence of a chemical or substance in soil above a certain concentration causing deterioration or loss of one or more soil functions (JRC 2014, 2016 ). Soil pollution is hereby defined as the human activity that causes soil contamination (JRC 2016 ).
Metal contamination and bioremediation of agricultural soils ... - Nature
WEBJun 23, 2020 · It is imperative that the international community realizes the seriousness of the heavy metal (loid)s contamination in soils, takes actions to prevent further pollution and instigates the...
Soil pollution — speed up global mapping - Nature
WEBFeb 26, 2019 · A global map of soil pollution will also guide policymakers on protecting soils; inform chemical and waste management (see Y. Geng et al. Nature 565, 153–155; 2019 ); prevent further pollution...
Soil pollution | Global Soil Partnership | Food and Agriculture ...
WEBApr 6, 2021 · Soil acts as a filter and buffer for contaminants, but its potential to cope is finite. If the capacity of the soil to mitigate the effects of contaminants is exceeded, the soil turns into a time bomb that can pollute other compartments of the environment.
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