Soil pollution : from monitoring to remediation / / edited by Teresa A.P. Rocha-Santos, Anabela Cachada, Armando C. Duarte

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911046728803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, , 2025; ©2026
• ISBN: 0-443-33330-0; 0-443-33329-7
• Edizione: [Second edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 358 pages) : color illustrations, maps, charts
• Disciplina: 363.7396; 628.5/5
• Soggetti: Soil pollution; Soil remediation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover -- Soil Pollution: From Monitoring to Remediation -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- 1 Introduction to the main issues of soil pollution -- 1.1 General aspects of soil -- 1.1.1 Soil as a vital resource -- 1.1.2 Soil quality and soil health -- 1.1.3 Soil contamination as a major pressure -- 1.2 Soil pollution: major causes -- 1.2.1 Types of contaminants -- 1.2.2 Origin and sources of soil pollution -- 1.2.3 Transport and fate of pollutants -- 1.3 Potential effects on the environment and human health -- 1.3.1 Tools to assess risks -- 1.3.1.1 Ecological risk assessment -- 1.3.1.2 Human health risk assessment -- 1.4 Strategies and policies for soil protection -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 2 Distribution, transport, and fate of pollutants -- 2.1 Soil pollution overview -- 2.1.1 Soil concept and characteristics -- 2.1.2 Types of pollutants -- 2.1.2.1 Potentially toxic elements -- 2.1.2.2 Organic pollutants -- 2.1.3 Conceptual soil pollution model -- 2.2 Factors affecting soil-pollutant distribution, transport, and fate -- 2.2.1 Key physical and chemical properties of soils -- 2.2.1.1 Soil texture -- 2.2.1.2 Soil structure -- 2.2.1.3 Soil, liquid, and gaseous phases -- 2.2.1.4 pH -- 2.2.1.5 Redox potential (Eh) -- 2.2.1.6 Cation exchange capacity -- 2.2.1.7 Soil ; organic matter -- 2.2.1.8 Clay minerals -- 2.2.1.9 Al-, Fe-(oxy)hydroxides -- 2.2.2 Soil-pollutant interactions processes -- 2.2.2.1 Release processes -- 2.2.2.1.1 Hydrolysis -- 2.2.2.1.2 Redox reactions -- 2.2.2.1.3 Photodegradation -- 2.2.2.1.4 Biodegradation -- 2.2.2.1.5 Dissolution -- 2.2.2.1.6 Volatilization -- 2.2.2.2 Retention processes -- 2.2.2.2.1 Adsorption -- 2.2.2.2.2 Precipitation/surface precipitation -- 2.2.2.2.3 Incorporation in biological agents (bioaccumulation) -- 2.3 Soil pollutants transport -- 2.3.1 Migration pathways.; 2.3.1.1 Wind transport -- 2.3.1.2 Erosion and mass wasting -- 2.3.1.3 Water transport -- 2.3.2 Processes involved in pollutants transport -- 2.3.2.1 Advection, dispersion, and diffusion -- 2.3.2.2 Colloid-facilitated transport -- 2.4 Methodologies for modeling pollutants leaching and transport: an overview -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 3 Changes in soil ecosystem structure and functions due to soil contamination -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Soil ecosystem structure -- 3.2.1 Soil structure -- 3.2.2 Soil biodiversity -- 3.2.3 Soil food webs -- 3.2.4 Relationships between soil biodiversity and ecosystem functions -- 3.2.5 Effects of contaminants on soil community structure -- 3.3 Soil ecosystem functions -- 3.3.1 Carbon transformations -- 3.3.2 Nutrient cycling -- 3.3.3 Soil structure maintenance -- 3.3.4 Biological population regulation -- 3.4 Soil ecosystem services -- 3.4.1 Provisioning services -- 3.4.2 Regulating services -- 3.4.3 Supporting services -- 3.4.4 Cultural services -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Further reading -- 4 Pollutant transformation and metabolite accumulation in soils -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Transformation of pollutants and respective formation of metabolites in soils -- 4.2.1 Determination of pollutants, their transformation products and metabolites in soils -- 4.2.2 Mechanisms underlying transformation of pollutants and metabolite formation in soils -- 4.2.3 Biological degradation -- 4.2.4 Chemical degradation: photolysis and hydrolysis -- 4.3 Conclusions and perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 5 Organic pollutants in soils -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Sources, behavior, and fate of organic pollutants in soils -- 5.2.1 Organic pollutants in soils and their implication for soil pollution -- 5.2.2 Effect of soil composition in limiting organic pollution in soils.; 5.3 Analytical strategies for determining organic pollutants in soils -- 5.3.1 Sample handling/treatment for organic pollutant analysis in soils -- 5.3.2 Identification and quantification of organic pollutants in soils -- 5.4 Concluding remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 6 Inorganic pollutants in soils -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Sources and levels of potential toxic elements in soils -- 6.3 Methodologies for monitoring potential toxic element in soils -- 6.4 Case studies -- 6.4.1 Copper in Douro vineyards soils -- 6.4.1.1 Background information -- 6.4.1.2 Characterization of the study area and sampling -- 6.5 Results and discussion -- 6.5.1 Final remarks -- 6.5.2 Sources and spatial distribution of Cr and Pb in the soils of Athens -- 6.5.2.1 Background information -- 6.5.2.2 Characterization of the study area and sampling -- 6.5.2.3 Comparison of variability and spatial patterns of Cr and Pb in soil -- 6.5.2.4 Implications for sampling protocols and risk assessment -- 6.5.3 Soil contamination by arsenic and metals in a historical mining zone (Zimapán, Mexico) -- 6.5.3.1 Background information -- 6.5.3.2 Site description -- 6.5.3.3 Occurrence of arsenic and other potential toxic elements in Zimapán soils -- References -- 7 Nanomaterials as soil pollutants -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Routes of entry of ENMs into soil during nano-enabled products life cycle -- 7.2.1 Uncontrolled release during the use phase -- 7.2.2 Uncontrolled release during the end-of-life -- 7.2.3 Controlled release -- 7.3 Fate in soil -- 7.3.1 ; Deposition and transport -- 7.3.2 Environmental transformations of engineered nanomaterials -- 7.3.3 Aging of engineered nanomaterials in soil -- 7.4 Bioavailability of engineered nanomaterials -- 7.5 Biological interactions of engineered nanomaterials in soils -- 7.6 Exposure and hazard assessment of engineered nanomaterials.; 7.7 Toxicokinetics of engineered nanomaterials -- 7.8 Trophic transfer of engineered nanomaterials -- References -- 8 Micro(nano)plastics as soil pollutants -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.1.1 What are microplastics and nanoplastics? -- 8.2 Sources of micro- and nanoplastics in soils -- 8.3 Movement of micro- and nanoplastics in soils -- 8.4 Effects of micro- and nanoplastics in soils -- 8.4.1 Soil structure and composition -- 8.4.2 Microbial communities -- 8.4.3 Fauna and plants -- 8.4.4 Micro- and nanoplastics and environmental contaminants -- 8.5 Outlook -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 9 Ecotoxicological effects and risk assessment of pollutants -- 9.1 Soil ecotoxicology in risk assessment: applications and developments -- 9.2 Frameworks, legal support, and implementation of ERA -- 9.2.1 Europe -- 9.2.1.1 Predictive ERA -- 9.2.1.2 Retrospective ERA -- 9.2.1.3 Derivation and implementation of guidelines -- 9.2.2 United States -- 9.2.2.1 Predictive chemical ERA -- 9.2.2.2 Retrospective chemical ERA -- 9.2.3 Brazil -- 9.3 Future perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 10 Human health risks and soil pollution -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Human health risks from soil pollution -- 10.2.1 Overview of relevant pollutants and their pathways into the environment -- 10.2.2 Routes of entry/exposure pathways -- 10.3 Factors affecting potential human health hazardous effects -- 10.3.1 Toxicity of soil pollutants -- 10.3.2 Fraction of the soil pollutant which is available for humans -- 10.3.3 Other factors -- 10.4 Tools to assess human health risks -- 10.4.1 Regulatory frameworks -- 10.4.2 Soil screening values/guideline values -- 10.4.3 Tools to assess fate and exposure to soil pollutants -- 10.4.3.1 Methods for characterizing the fate of pollutants in soils.; 10.4.3.2 Methods to determine soil-plant transfer of soil pollutants (bioconcentration factors/uptake Modeling) -- 10.4.3.3 Methods to measure oral bioavailability/bioaccessibility -- 10.4.3.4 Exposure modeling -- 10.4.4 Site-specific assessment -- 10.5 Inclusion of site-specific bioavailability measurements in risk assessment -- 10.6 Case-studies -- 10.6.1 Urban soils' pollution and human health -- 10.6.2 Bioavailability of mercury in soils -- 10.6.3 Fate and uptake of engineered nanomaterials from soils -- 10.6.4 Polyfluoroalkyl substances, the "forever chemicals" -- 10.7 Conclusions -- References -- 11 Strategies for agricultural soil protection and conservation -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Effect of agricultural practices and management on the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of soils: synergies or antagonisms -- 11.2.1 Tillage -- 11.2.2 Cover crops -- 11.2.3 Fertilizers -- 11.3 Protecting soil's health in agricultural valorization of sewage sludges -- 11.3.1 Legal framework in Europe on the agricultural valorization of sewage sludge -- 11.3.2 Questions connected with the sewage sludge treatment and their potential impact on soils' health -- 11.3.3 Contaminants of emerging concern-the case of microplastics -- 11.3.4 The importance of the long-term field experiments and the way ahead -- 11.4 Application of animal manure to soils: issues and benefits -- 11.4.1 What is animal manure and why should we apply it to soil? -- 11.4.2 Fertilizer value of animal manures -- 11.4.3 Environmental impacts associated to manure application to soil -- 11.5 Application of holm oak biochar in combination with different irrigation methods as strategy to increase soil quality and productivity for rice production -- 11.5.1 Introduction to the effects of different management in rice -- 11.5.2 Metal(loid)s in different rice soil ; management.; 11.5.3 Case study.
• Sommario/riassunto: Soil Pollution: From Monitoring to Remediation, Second Edition provides a comprehensive overview of the causes of soil pollution, distribution, transport, and fate of pollutants and transformation of pollutants in soil and metabolite accumulation.