Soil Health and Sustainable Society
A Special Issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 899
Editors
Interests: soil environment and health; soil geography
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Under natural conditions, the abnormity of harmful chemical elements in soils or sediments is mainly attributed to special parent rock types and geological backgrounds. However ,anthropogenic activities, such as industrial and agricultural production and transportation, exert increasingly intense impacts on the surrounding environment, often leading to the accumulation of harmful heavy metals or organic pollutants in soils. Soil pollution not only poses ecological toxic risks, but also affects human health through the food chain or drinking water. Only healthy soil can sustain a healthy sustainable human society. The detection, control and remediation of soil pollution have thus become important subjects in sustainable environmental management. This Special Issue mainly discusses the advanced technology of rapid monitoring of harmful heavy metals or organic pollutants in soils and sediments; probes the pathways and mechanisms of pollutant accumulation in sols and tracks their sources; studies the impact of excessive application of pesticides and fertilizers on soil environments and establishes sustainable agriculture; tests the techniques for soil pollution remediation; and promotes eco-friendly methods for waste recycling in order to reduce soil pollution.
Additionally, for this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Advanced technologies for rapid monitoring of harmful heavy metals or organic pollutants in soils;
- Pathways and mechanisms of pollutant accumulation in soils and source track;
- Impact of excessive application of pesticides and fertilizers on the soil environment and establishment of sustainable agriculture;
- Remediation of soil pollution for food safety and sustainability purposes;
- Recycling agricultural or kitchen wastes for a more sustainable community.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Xuefeng Hu
Dr. Lijun Yan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soil pollution
- heavy metals
- organic pollutants
- sustainable agriculture
- waste recycles
- healthy soil
- soil remediation
- food safety
- pollutant monitoring
- soil environment
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