Studies on Soil and Water Contamination

Dear Colleagues,

Global population growth and a high number of industrial activities have polluted soil and water. Water and soil resources are essential, and their loss and degradation may not be recoverable within a human lifetime, mainly because pollutants tend to be persistent in the environment, especially heavy metals. Potentially toxic elements are released into the environment, and many geochemical processes are involved in their transport, deposition and accumulation.

Soil retains water and pollutants, regulates water quality and also recharges aquifers. Therefore, pollutants' behavior requires the evaluation of the geochemical and mineralogical processes in the soil and the interface of soil–water.

Pollution monitoring, together with pollution control and remediation techniques, is critical to prevent the degradation and loss of water and soil resources. Moreover, spatial and holistic approaches to assess environmental and health risks are also required.

This Special Issue aims to gather high-quality papers emphasizing different aspects and findings of soil and water contamination, monitoring, remediation and risk assessment.

We are pleased to invite you to submit research contributions that will go through a peer review process performed by independent reviewers. Original case studies and review papers are invited for publication in this Special Issue.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Paula Carvalho
Dr. Selvam Sekar
Guest Editors

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