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Soil Degradation, Conservation and Remediation

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Soil pollution is the accumulation of a substance, native or introduced, in soil at a level harmful for the growth and health of organisms, including microorganisms, plants, and animals. Hazardous substances find their way to the soil with domestic, municipal, industrial, mining, and agricultural wastes and industrial and agrochemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides. The most important categories of soil pollutants are the persistent organic compounds such as PAHs, PCBs, PCNs, and PHEs and heavy metals such as Pb, Cd, As, Hg, Zn, and Cu. These substances, above a critical level, are toxic to plants and animals, including human. These soil pollutants can be removed by physical methods such as soil washing, encapsulation, and vitrification; chemical methods such as immobilization, precipitation, and oxidation; and biological methods such as microbial and phytoremediation. Hyperaccumulator plants are often employed for the remediation of soils polluted with heavy metals.

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