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Environmental Risk Assessment of Soil Contamination

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Maria C. Hernandez Soriano
Maria C. Hernandez Soriano

University of Queensland,
Australia

Published26 March 2014

Doi10.5772/57086

ISBN978-953-51-1235-8

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-4235-5

Copyright year2014

Number of pages920

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

1. Soil Contamination, Risk Assessment and Remediation

By Muhammad Aqeel Ashraf, Mohd. Jamil Maah and Ismail Yusoff

15,341
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4. Heavy Metal Contamination in Brazilian Agricultural Soils due to Application of Fertilizers

By Affonso Celso Gonçalves Jr., Herbert Nacke, Daniel Schwantes and Gustavo Ferreira Coelho

4,186
19
6. The Complex Nature of Pollution in the Capping Soils of Closed Landfills: Case Study in a Mediterranean Setting

By Jesús Pastor, María Jesús Gutiérrez-Ginés, Carmen Bartolomé and Ana Jesús Hernández

2,208
1
12. Thermal Removal of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Gasification Biochars

By Sebastian Meyer, Bruno Glaser, Daniel Fischer, Peter Quicker, Yves Noel and Georg Kuffer

2,743
2
13. Electrochemical Detection of Mercury Removal from Polluted Bentonite and Quartz using Different Removing Agents

By I. Robles, Luis A. Godínez, J. Manríquez, F. Rodríguez, A. Rodríguez and E. Bustos

2,888
7,070
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15. Optical Fibers to Detect Heavy Metals in Environment: Generalities and Case Studies

By Generalities and Case Studies 427 J. A. García, D. Monzón, A. Martínez, S. Pamukcu, R. García and E. Bustos

3,433
16. Metabolomics for Soil Contamination Assessment

By Maria C. Hernandez-Soriano and Jose C. Jimenez-Lopez

3,263
4
17. Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated with Metals and Metalloids at Mining Areas: Potential of Native Flora

By Paulo J.C. Favas, João Pratas, Mayank Varun, Rohan D’Souza and Manoj S. Paul

9,125
23
18. Contribution of Vegetation to Alleviate Slope’s Erosion and Acidity

By Normaniza Osman, Mohammed Saifuddin and Aimee Halim

3,833
7
3,736
1
21. Diagnosis and Management of Field Pollution in the Case of an Organochlorine Pesticide, the Chlordecone

By T. Woignier, F. Clostre, P. Cattan, J. Levillain, Y.M. Cabidoche and M. Lesueur-Jannoyer

2,241
1
22. Chemical and Hydraulic Behavior of a Tropical Soil Compacted Submitted to the Flow of Gasoline Hydrocarbons

By Wisley Moreira Farias, Geraldo Resende Boaventura, Éder de Souza Martins, Fabrício Bueno da Fonseca Cardoso, José Camapum de Carvalho and Edi Mendes Guimarães

2,454
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23. Exposure and Hazard Identification of Sulphonamides in the Terrestrial Environment

By Anna Białk-Bielińska, Joanna Maszkowska, Alan Puckowski and Piotr Stepnowski

2,017
3
25. Geochemical Speciation and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Soils and Sediments

By Santosh Kumar Sarkar, Paulo J.C. Favas, Dibyendu Rakshit and K.K. Satpathy

4,599
7
27. Pollution of Pb in Soils Affected by Pyrite Tailings: Influence of Soil Properties

By F. Martín, M. Simón, I. García, A. Romero and V. González

2,395
4
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