Metals in Soil Contamination and Remediation

• Other Authors: Ara Begum, Zinnat (Editor), Rahman, Ismail M. M. (Editor), Hasegawa, Hiroshi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2019
• Subjects: Soil science, sedimentology; mortality, bioavailability, decontamination, plant growth, monitoring
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The anthropogenic input of metals into the atmosphere is estimated to be one-to-three orders of magnitude higher than natural fluxes. Soil acts as the primary sink for anthropogenic metals among the environmental spheres. Most metals show indefinite persistence in the ecosphere due to resistance aga...