Advances in Heavy Metal Removal from Contaminated Soil and Groundwater

Dear Colleagues,

We have the pleasure of inviting you to participate in a Special Issue of Minerals devoted to “Advances in Heavy Metal Removal from Contaminated Soil and Groundwater”.

Soil and groundwater contamination by heavy metals became a serious problem in the second half of the twentieth century, raising public health concerns over the world. This Special Issue will focus on all aspects of advanced remediation procedures in heavy metal contaminated soil and groundwater and on seeking out new solutions in how to best use physicochemical and biological mechanisms, providing the highest efficiency to clean up heavy metals from soil and groundwater.

This Special Issue aims to cover a diverse range of research items such as migration, toxicity, and speciation of heavy metals in soil and groundwater systems and to develop advanced remediation technologies for heavy metals, bringing together researchers from various disciplines. We strongly encourage papers associated with advanced modifications and applications of reaction mechanisms and feasibility studies to improve heavy metal removal from soil and water systems.

Dr. Minhee Lee
Dr. Wooyong Um
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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