Soil Amendment and Pollution Remediation: Creating a Better Soil Environment for Future Sustainable Agricultural Production
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Soils".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 April 2025 | Viewed by 340
Special Issue Editors
2. Agroecology and Food Institute (IAA), University of Vigo—Campus Auga, 32004 Ourense, Spain
Interests: sustainable agriculture; soil ecosystem services; sustainable agricultural management; soil carbon sequestration; carbon farming
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Interests: antibiotics; heavy metals; leucine incorporation technique; PICT; resistance; soil microbial communities; toxicity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Soil health has long been crucial for sustainable agriculture, with soil degradation and pollution posing major challenges over time. The history of soil amendment and pollution remediation dates back centuries, with early practices focusing on improving soil fertility. However, recent years have seen increased urgency due to industrial pollution, over-fertilization, and climate change-induced degradation, requiring innovative solutions.
This Special Issue aims to explore the role of soil amendment and pollution remediation in enhancing soil quality for sustainable agriculture, providing the related ecosystem services. It covers a wide range of topics, including the development of new amendment technologies, strategies for detoxifying polluted soils, and innovative methods to improve soil structure, biology, and fertility. This issue seeks to examine how these solutions can contribute to long-term agricultural productivity while minimizing environmental harm and enhance soil health.
Dr. Paula Pérez-Rodríguez
Dr. Vanesa Santás-Miguel
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soil remediation
- emerging pollutants
- by-products
- green fertilizers
- soil health
- soil productivity
- sustainable management
- soil biology
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