Soil Pollution
From Monitoring to Remediation

An up-to-date comprehensive introduction to soil pollution including causes, monitoring methods, and strategies for protection and remediation

Armando C. Duarte (Edited by), Anabela Cachada (Edited by), Teresa A.P. Rocha-Santos (Edited by)

9780128498736

Paperback, published 6 October 2017

312 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2 cm, 0.7 kg

Approx.296 pages

1. Soil and pollution: an introduction to the main issues 2. Distribution, transport and fate of pollutants 3. Changes in ecosystem structure and soil functions due to soil pollution 4. Transformation of pollutants and metabolite accumulation in soils 5. Organic pollutants in soils 6. Inorganic pollutants in soils 7. Nanoparticles as soil pollutants 8. Ecotoxicological effects and risk assessment of pollutants 9. Human health risks and soil pollution 10. Strategies for soil protection and remediation

Subject Areas: Pollution control [TQK], Soil science, sedimentology [RBGB]