Contaminated Land | US EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection …
网页2024年7月8日 · Contaminated soils can leach toxic chemicals into nearby ground or surface waters, where these materials can be taken up by plants and animals, contaminate a human drinking water supply, or volatilize and contaminate the …
Soil pollution a risk to our health and food security - UNEP
网页2020年12月4日 · 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.
Global soil pollution by toxic elements: Current status and …
网页2021年9月5日 · Toxic elements (TEs) soil contamination is a global issue for human health and food security concerns (Antoniadis et al., 2019a, Kong et al., 2021, Qin et al., 2021). Soil TEs can naturally be present in or as a result of anthropogenic activities.
Global Assessment of Soil Pollution - UNEP
网页This 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 …
Soil pollution | Global Soil Partnership | Food and Agriculture ...
网页2021年4月6日 · Soil pollution has been internationally recognized as a major threat to soil health, and it affects the soil’s ability to provide ecosystems services, including the production of safe and sufficient food, compromising global food security.
Metal contamination and bioremediation of agricultural soils for …
网页2020年6月23日 · In this Review, we examine processes that can lead to the contamination of agricultural land with heavy metal (loid)s, which range from mine tailings runoff entering local irrigation channels to...
Comprehensive assessment of harmful heavy metals in contaminated soil …
网页2022年3月3日 · Solid Earth sciences. Abstract. Soil-related problems have grown up to be a major threat to human society. Scientific evaluation is helpful to understand the status of soil pollution and...
Control, Treatment and Restoration of Contaminated Soils
网页2022年9月27日 · To refine risk assessments, there is an urgent need to characterize speciation and bioavailability of contaminants. Furthermore, to effectively control soil contamination, soil contamination sources and mechanisms need to be clearly identified. Also, studies advancing soil remediation materials, techniques, and …
Decoding the terrain of soil heavy metal(oid)s: health risk …
网页2024年9月12日 · Heavy metal(oid)s contamination in soil is a worldwide concerned issue, considering the potentially far-reaching hazards to ecosystem safe and human health.
Editorial: Soil pollution, risk assessment and remediation
网页2023年7月17日 · Anthropogenic activities are the primary source of soil contaminants. Both organic and inorganic pollutants can enter the soil matrix through various pathways, including the application of fertilizers and pesticides, improper disposal of wastewater, pharmaceuticals, plastics, and the burning of fossil fuels (Peña, 2022; Gautam et al., 2023).