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Contaminated Urban Soils (Hardcover, 2010 ed.)
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Contaminated Urban Soils (Hardcover, 2010 ed.)
Series: Environmental Pollution, 18
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This book gives a current overview of all facets of urban soils.
Different urban land-use types in a number of examples worldwide
are introduced. Many examples in different countries are provided
in order to illustrate the situation in detail. The contaminant
sources of urban soils (e.g., dust deposition, contamination along
roadsides, contamination of floodplains, application of wastewater,
anthropogenic deposits) are comprehensively presented. For
practical application purposes a key with which to identify
technogenic materials during field work is presented. Features like
reductomorphic conditions in landfill soils, acidification of coal
mining heaps and the impact of physical characteristics such as
sealing are taken into consideration in the context of the
contamination problem. The mobility of contaminants in the soils
under consideration is introduced and discussed. The content of the
book, however, is not limited to the description of contaminated
urban soils. Different methods of assessment (classification,
functional assessment, assessment focused on pathways with
reference to standardized exposure scenarios) are introduced.
Finally, quality standards for contaminated land in a number of
countries are listed, compared and discussed. The book links up the
contamination problem of urban soils with geographical aspects such
as the historical development of city growth, the process of
urbanization and the urban-to-rural gradients. Accordingly, the
reader will be able to understand the specific problems of
contaminated urban soils and will find sensible approaches to
assessment.
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