Soil pollution : from monitoring to remediation / edited by Armando C. Duarte, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, Anabela Cachada, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, CIIMAR-UP, University of Porto, Matosinhos, Portugal, Teresa Rocha-Santos, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.

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TextSeries: Gale eBooksPublisher: Waltham, Massachusetts : Elsevier, [2018]Copyright date: 2018Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 296 pages) : illustrations (some color), color mapsContent type:

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9780128498729

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1. Soil and pollution : an introduction to the main issues / Anabela Cachada, Teresa Rocha-Santos and Armando C. Duarte -- 2. Distribution, transport and fate of pollutants / Nuno Duraes [and three others] -- 3. Changes in soil ecosystem structure and functions due to soil contamination / Rui G. Morgado, Susana Loureiro and Maria N. Gonzalez-Alcaraz -- 4. Pollutants transformation and metabolite accumulation in soils / Naser A. Anjum [and five others] -- 5. Organic pollutants in soils / Regina M.B.O. Duarte, Joao T.V. Matos and Nicola Senesi -- 6. Inorganic pollutants in soils / Carla Patinha [and three others] -- 7. Nanomaterials as soil pollutants / Susana Loureiro [and eight others] -- 8. Ecotoxicological effects and risk assessment of pollutants / Ruth Pereira [and five others] -- 9. Human health risks and soil pollution / Sonia M. Rodrigues and Paul F.A.M. Romkens -- 10. Strategies for soil protection and remediation / David Fangueiro [and four others].

Summary: This book provides comprehensive information on soil pollution, including causes, distribution, transport, the transformation and fate of pollutants in soil, and metabolite accumulation. It covers organic, inorganic and nanoparticle pollutants and methodologies for their monitoring, and features a critical discussion on ecotoxicological and human effects of soil pollution, and strategies for soil protection and remediation.

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This book provides comprehensive information on soil pollution, including causes, distribution, transport, the transformation and fate of pollutants in soil, and metabolite accumulation. It covers organic, inorganic and nanoparticle pollutants and methodologies for their monitoring, and features a critical discussion on ecotoxicological and human effects of soil pollution, and strategies for soil protection and remediation.

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Soil pollution : from monitoring to remediation / edited by Armando C. Duarte, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, Anabela Cachada, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, CIIMAR-UP, University of Porto, Matosinhos, Portugal, Teresa Rocha-Santos, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.

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Soil pollution : from monitoring to remediation / edited by Armando C. Duarte, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, Anabela Cachada, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, CIIMAR-UP, University of Porto, Matosinhos, Portugal, Teresa Rocha-Santos, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.

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