Potentially Toxic Elements in Urban and Peri-Urban Soils – A Critical Meta-Analysis of their Sources, Availability, Interactions, and Spatial Distribution
The current study attempted to incorporate the major aspects of heavy metal pollution in urban and peri-urban soils. Urban soils are a type of currently problematic soil that accumulates a great quantity and diversity of pollutants, a high population load, and a wide range of activities within a ver...
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| description | The current study attempted to incorporate the major aspects of heavy metal pollution in urban and peri-urban soils. Urban soils are a type of currently problematic soil that accumulates a great quantity and diversity of pollutants, a high population load, and a wide range of activities within a very limited area. From 2010 to the present, published studies in the Scopus database on urban soil contamination in various places across the world were studied, evaluated, and discussed. The pollutant levels were statistically processed, and new data were obtained as a consequence of a meta-analysis of the soil contamination and ecological risk indices of the research locations. The soil environment links plants, animals, and humans, as well as living creatures and inanimate substances transported to water and to the air environment. Activities in the soil have as a final destination groundwater, recycling, and reproducing pollutants and chemicals, with heavy metals or potential toxic elements as the major actors. Soil-based urban pollution is of particular concern in soil science as it may be a rising risk for the environment and humanity in the near future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6775b031bc174f4297aa22c86f6573942024-04-15T08:28:48ZengPolish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE)Journal of Ecological Engineering2299-89932024-05-0125533535010.12911/22998993/186662186662Potentially Toxic Elements in Urban and Peri-Urban Soils – A Critical Meta-Analysis of their Sources, Availability, Interactions, and Spatial DistributionEvangelia E. Golia0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1932-3881John Bethanis1Christos Xagoraris2Pavlos Tziourrou3Soil Science Laboratory, School of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University campus, 541 24 Thessaloniki, GreeceSoil Science Laboratory, School of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University campus, 541 24 Thessaloniki, GreeceSoil Science Laboratory, School of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University campus, 541 24 Thessaloniki, GreeceSoil Science Laboratory, School of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University campus, 541 24 Thessaloniki, GreeceThe current study attempted to incorporate the major aspects of heavy metal pollution in urban and peri-urban soils. Urban soils are a type of currently problematic soil that accumulates a great quantity and diversity of pollutants, a high population load, and a wide range of activities within a very limited area. From 2010 to the present, published studies in the Scopus database on urban soil contamination in various places across the world were studied, evaluated, and discussed. The pollutant levels were statistically processed, and new data were obtained as a consequence of a meta-analysis of the soil contamination and ecological risk indices of the research locations. The soil environment links plants, animals, and humans, as well as living creatures and inanimate substances transported to water and to the air environment. Activities in the soil have as a final destination groundwater, recycling, and reproducing pollutants and chemicals, with heavy metals or potential toxic elements as the major actors. Soil-based urban pollution is of particular concern in soil science as it may be a rising risk for the environment and humanity in the near future.http://www.jeeng.net/Potentially-Toxic-Elements-in-Urban-and-Peri-Urban-Soils-A-Critical-Meta-Analysis,186662,0,2.htmlheavy metalssoil pollutionurban soilspotential toxic elements |
| spellingShingle | Evangelia E. Golia John Bethanis Christos Xagoraris Pavlos Tziourrou Potentially Toxic Elements in Urban and Peri-Urban Soils – A Critical Meta-Analysis of their Sources, Availability, Interactions, and Spatial Distribution Journal of Ecological Engineering heavy metals soil pollution urban soils potential toxic elements |
| title | Potentially Toxic Elements in Urban and Peri-Urban Soils – A Critical Meta-Analysis of their Sources, Availability, Interactions, and Spatial Distribution |
| title_full | Potentially Toxic Elements in Urban and Peri-Urban Soils – A Critical Meta-Analysis of their Sources, Availability, Interactions, and Spatial Distribution |
| title_fullStr | Potentially Toxic Elements in Urban and Peri-Urban Soils – A Critical Meta-Analysis of their Sources, Availability, Interactions, and Spatial Distribution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potentially Toxic Elements in Urban and Peri-Urban Soils – A Critical Meta-Analysis of their Sources, Availability, Interactions, and Spatial Distribution |
| title_short | Potentially Toxic Elements in Urban and Peri-Urban Soils – A Critical Meta-Analysis of their Sources, Availability, Interactions, and Spatial Distribution |
| title_sort | potentially toxic elements in urban and peri urban soils a critical meta analysis of their sources availability interactions and spatial distribution |
| topic | heavy metals soil pollution urban soils potential toxic elements |
| url | http://www.jeeng.net/Potentially-Toxic-Elements-in-Urban-and-Peri-Urban-Soils-A-Critical-Meta-Analysis,186662,0,2.html |
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