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ClearA review of soil pollution, causes, and health effects
This review summarized the causes, extent, and health effects of soil pollution, covering both natural and anthropogenic sources including industrial activity, agriculture, and urbanization. The paper discussed how soil contamination degrades agricultural productivity, contaminates water resources, and poses direct risks to human health.
A brief outlook on soil pollution and its control measures
This review examined soil pollution causes, consequences, and control measures, covering contamination from pesticides, herbicides, petroleum hydrocarbons, heavy metals, and other chemical sources from both human activities and natural processes. The review assessed impacts on plant productivity, soil quality, groundwater quality, and human health, along with remediation strategies.
Managing contaminants in farmed soils: case studies from China
This chapter examines agricultural soil contamination in China — where 16.1% of surveyed sites are polluted — using case studies to illustrate strategies for managing heavy metals, microplastics, and other contaminants in farmed soils with implications for food safety.
Research Progress of Soil Pollution and Its Remediation Technology
This review examines the combined soil pollution problem of heavy metals and microplastics in China, summarizing sources, ecological impacts, and remediation technologies including phytoremediation, bioremediation, and physicochemical approaches to restore contaminated agricultural land.
Remediation Strategies for Soil and Water
This review examines remediation strategies for soil and water contaminated by industrial pollutants, surveying physical, chemical, and biological approaches to address the growing challenge of environmental decontamination driven by rapid global industrial development.
The Source, Distribution Characteristics,and Migration Behavior of Microplastic Pollutionin Soil Environment in China: A Review
Researchers reviewed how microplastics enter Chinese soils — mainly through plastic mulch films, sewage irrigation, and fertilizer application — and how they migrate through soil layers while carrying other pollutants with them. The review highlights that China's intensive agricultural practices make its soils among the most microplastic-contaminated on Earth, with implications for food safety and groundwater quality.
Rural Ecological Problems in China from 2013 to 2022: A Review of Research Hotspots, Geographical Distribution, and Countermeasures
This review analyzed a decade of research on rural ecological problems in China from 2013 to 2022, identifying key hotspots including soil contamination, water pollution, and biodiversity loss driven by rapid urbanization and industrial development, and summarizing proposed countermeasures.
Soil Contamination, Risk Assessment, and Remediation
This review covers soil contamination from various sources including agrochemicals, waste materials, and emerging pollutants like microplastics, along with methods for risk assessment and remediation. Researchers examined how human activities such as farming, waste disposal, and industrial practices contribute to soil pollution and disrupt soil fertility. The study emphasizes the need for comprehensive risk assessment frameworks that account for the complex interactions between traditional and emerging soil contaminants.
Microplastics in agricultural soils in China: Sources, impacts and solutions
This review examines microplastic contamination in Chinese agricultural soils, finding abundances ranging from about 5 to over 40,000 items per kilogram depending on location. The study identifies plastic mulching films as the most significant source, followed by abandoned greenhouses and organic fertilizers, and recommends sustainable agronomic practices to reduce soil microplastic pollution.
Potential sources and occurrence of macro-plastics and microplastics pollution in farmland soils: A typical case of China
This review examines plastic pollution in Chinese farmland soils, finding that agricultural practices like mulch film use and sewage sludge application are major sources of both macro- and microplastics that accumulate over time.
Asia’s soil contamination crisis: causes, consequences, and sustainable solutions: a comprehensive review
This review addresses Asia's soil contamination crisis, examining how rapid urbanization, intensive agriculture, and poor waste management have created widespread heavy metal and microplastic soil pollution threatening food security, biodiversity, and human health across the continent.
Accumulation Characteristics and Pollution Evaluation of Soil Heavy Metals in Different Land Use Types: Study on the Whole Region of Tianjin
Researchers analyzed heavy metal accumulation across different land use types throughout Tianjin, China, finding that pollution levels and spatial distribution varied significantly by land use, with industrial and traffic-related activities identified as primary contamination sources.
Beneath the Surface: Unmasking the Global Crisis of Soil Pollution
This review examines soil pollution as a global crisis driven by industrial emissions, intensive agriculture, and poor waste management, covering how heavy metals, pesticides, microplastics, and emerging contaminants accumulate in soils, degrade microbial communities, reduce crop yields, and enter the food chain.
Soil pollution in the European Union – An outlook
This review assesses the state of soil pollution across the European Union, finding that contamination from heavy metals, pesticides, and emerging pollutants like microplastics is widespread but poorly monitored. The authors call for standardized measurement methods and updated regulations, noting that soil pollution can affect human health through contaminated crops and drinking water.
A Comprehensive Analysis of Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution in China: Current Status, Risk Assessment and Management Strategies
This review analyzes agricultural pollution in China from fertilizers, pesticides, plastic films, livestock, and crop waste, and finds widespread nitrogen, phosphorus, and heavy metal contamination across provinces. Microplastic pollution from agricultural plastic films was assessed as low risk, but heavy metals like arsenic and cadmium pose serious cancer risks to adults and children. The study recommends strategies focused on reducing pollution at the source to protect both farmland and human health.
Potential sources and occurrence of macro-plastics and microplastics pollution in farmland soils: A typical case of China
This study provides the first comprehensive survey of plastic pollution in Chinese farmland soil, analyzing data from 163 publications covering 728 sites. The average microplastic abundance was 4,537 particles per kilogram of dry soil, with agricultural plastic films and organic waste being the biggest sources. Since China is the world's largest user of agricultural plastics, these findings highlight how farming practices can lead to significant microplastic contamination of the soil that grows our food.
Spatial Distributions, Compositional Profiles, Potential Sources, and Intfluencing Factors of Microplastics in Soils from Different Agricultural Farmlands in China: A National Perspective
Researchers conducted a nationwide survey of microplastics in Chinese agricultural soils, collecting 477 samples from 109 cities across 31 regions, and identified spatial distribution patterns and key factors influencing farmland microplastic contamination.
Microplastic contamination in Chinese topsoil from 1980 to 2050
Using machine learning models, researchers estimated that microplastic contamination in Chinese topsoil increased roughly 25-fold between 1980 and 2018, driven by industrial growth, agricultural plastic film use, tire wear, and household waste. Cropland soil was especially affected, with concentrations rising from about 98 to 2,400 particles per kilogram. The models project that while reducing agricultural film use could cut cropland contamination in half by 2050, overall soil pollution will likely remain high due to continued urbanization.
Status, characteristics, and ecological risks of microplastics in farmland surface soils cultivated with different crops across mainland China
Researchers conducted a nationwide survey of microplastics in farmland soils across mainland China, covering over 30 crop types in 109 cities. They found microplastics in all sampled soils, with concentrations varying by crop type, region, and farming practices such as plastic film mulching and irrigation methods. The study provides the most comprehensive picture to date of agricultural microplastic contamination in China and identifies the key farming practices that contribute most to soil pollution.
Contaminant removal processes from soil
This review examines physical, chemical, and biological remediation approaches for soil contaminated with inorganic and organic pollutants and heavy metals, comparing chemical soil washing against phytoremediation and discussing the trade-offs between remediation efficacy, scalability, and environmental impact across different contamination scenarios.