Soil Pollution and Remediation in Sustainable Agriculture—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Following the success of our first Special Issue of Agronomy on “Soil Pollution and Remediation in Sustainable Agriculture”, the Editorial Office is pleased to launch a second edition.

Soil pollution, the presence of a chemical product or substance outside its natural environment and/or in a concentration higher than normal, has adverse effects on any non-target organism, and there are currently numerous sources of soil pollution in agriculture, including pesticides (fungicides, insecticides, and herbicides, among others), industrial fertilizers, animal waste, industrial residues, etc. The main pollutant elements that are added to the soil as a result of the use of these products include heavy metals, such as arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chrome (Cr), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn), among others. When present in excessive amounts in the soil even heavy metals essential for plant growth, such as Cu and Zn, inhibit plant development, affect soil biota, and contaminate water sources. Thus, the use of (chemical, physical, biological, and other) remediation techniques for polluted soils is a strategy that is indispensible to the maintainance of soil productivity.

With this Special Issue we aim to exchange knowledge on various aspects of agricultural soil pollution and the use of remediation techniques to minimize the adverse effects of pollutants, including, in particular, heavy metals.

Dr. Cledimar Rogerio Lourenzi
Guest Editor

Dr. Guilherme Wilbert Ferreria
Guest Editor Assistant

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