With the rise in urban population comes a demand for solutions to offset environmental
problems caused by urbanization. Green infrastructure (GI) refers to engineered features …

The establishment of legal limits for soil contamination with trace elements is a global issue
that has not yet been resolved. However, the resolution of any global problem begins at the …

Urban gardening is popular in many cities. However, many urban soils are contaminated
and pose risks to human health. This study was conducted in a highly publicized urban …

Urbanization is responsible for some negative environmental consequences, including soil
contamination by heavy metal (loid) s (HMs). At the same time, urban soils can buffer HMs …

Chile as a major international Cu producer faces serious soil contamination issues in mining
areas. Currently Chile does not have any specific law governing the maximum permissible …

Biosolids application to arable land is a common, and cost-effective, practice but the impact
of prolonged disposal remains uncertain. We evaluated the dynamics of potentially toxic …

Standard reference materials (SRMs) have been commonly used to perform quality
assurance and quality control (QA/QC) in soil total metal concentration analyses or …

Purpose The objectives of this study aim to comprehensively map and analyze soil lead (Pb)
contamination, understand its health and socioeconomic impacts, and track its temporal …

The successful use of visible and near-infrared (Vis-NIR) reflectance spectroscopy analysis
requires selecting an optimal procedure of data acquisition and an accurate modeling …

Soil is the foundational brown infrastructure of urbanized landscapes that supports diverse
social-ecological goals. However, many aspects of urbanization degrade soils in ways that …