Heavy Metal Pollution and Remediation in Agricultural Soils
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Soils".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 September 2024 | Viewed by 331
Special Issue Editors
Interests: soil remediation; heavy metals; cadmium; natural organic matter (NOM); crop-safe production; soil–plant system; transport and transformation of pollutants; none-point pollution
Interests: soil environmental standard; risk assessment of soil contamination; mechanochemical destruction of POPs; soil environmental sampling methods
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Heavy metal contamination of agricultural soils is an escalating environmental issue with a history dating back to the beginning of industrialization. The spread of heavy metals from diverse sources, including industrial discharges, inappropriate waste management, and irrigation with contaminated water, poses significant risks to food safety, human health, and environmental sustainability. The development of innovative detection and mitigation strategies, alongside the advancement of soil remediation technologies and the promotion of sustainable agricultural practices, is imperative to minimize heavy metal risks to agriculture and human health.
This Special Issue invites contributions that explore the impacts, remediation techniques, and management strategies for heavy metal contamination in agricultural settings. We encourage interdisciplinary contributions covering, but are not limited to, processes and mechanisms of heavy metal contamination of soils; advances in analyses and monitoring of heavy metals in the environment; source identification and control in agricultural soils; assessment of heavy metal contamination on soil health, crop quality, and food safety; and effective remediation technologies. In addition, discussions on policy and regulatory approaches to soil contamination management are also welcome. Submissions may include research articles, reviews, short communications, and case studies.
Prof. Dr. Shiqiang Wei
Prof. Dr. Jing Song
Prof. Dr. Bo Song
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- heavy metals
- soil remediation
- crop safe production
- source identification
- pollution processes, transport, and transformation
