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The unique physico-chemical, electronic, redox, and UV-absorption properties of the engineered nano-particles (ENPs) make them suitable for many industrial applications including consumer goods. Agriculture is a major area where nanotechnologies are applied. Therefore, soil/sediment becomes an important environmental sink for ENP waste disposal. Hence, the fate and transport of ENPs in soil is of particular interest to the scientific community. This short review summarizes the recent findings of studies dealing with the related fundamental concepts. It touches upon the physico-chemical properties of soil and those of ENPs, the soil and solution chemistries, the environmental factors, and the influence of other chemical moieties as possible factors affecting the fate of ENPs in soil.