Emerging Contaminants in Soils and Plants: Inventory, Monitoring, Impacts on Human Health, and Mitigation Strategies
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 38
Special Issue Editor
Interests: soil science; soil chemistry; environmental analysis; environmental monitoring; GIS; heavy metal(oid)s; trace elements; microplastics; contamination monitoring; urban and agricultural soil pollution; physicochemical behavior of metals in environment; phytoremediation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The present Special Issue will present articles on emerging and persistent pollutants, both inorganic and organic, that pose a significant environmental risk in mainly soil ecosystems. Soil is an integral part of the environment, and yet it is an important reservoir reflecting long-term pollution; furthermore, it is a habitat for food cultivation and human living. It is, therefore, necessary to monitor its pollution levels frequently and permanently, to record the levels and type of pollutants, their synergistic or competitive action, their kinetics, and their fate on the solid surface or in the soil solution.
Contaminant transfer to plants or humans along with potential health risks is indisputable, making labeling imperative. In addition, analytical methods that already exist or that are being developed which rapidly or simultaneously identify a number of these pollutants will constitute an important part of this Special Issue. Strengthening interdisciplinary interactions and regulatory frameworks will improve environmental protection and sustainability. Ultimately, remediation methods for contaminated soils can be a valuable application, giving contaminated soils a further chance for development and sustainability. Improving soil health and quality is the ultimate goal of this Special Issue, as soil is an important and irreplaceable resource.
Prof. Dr. Evangelia Golia
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- emerging & persistent pollutants
- pollutants in urban & rural soil environment
- health risk assessments
- pollution monitoring
- artificial intelligence & geostatistical methods for sustainable management and development
- phyto- & bio-remediation
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