Soil pollution is a global threat that seriously affects biodiversity in (agro)ecosystems and compromises the quality of food and water. Besides naturally elevated levels of potentially toxic elements and compounds, most contaminants originate from human activities such as industrial processes and mining, poor waste management, unsustainable farming practices and accidents. One of the most important issues in pollution research is the assessment and evaluation of pollution, including assessment and evaluation of the distribution of pollutants in soils, mobility, chemical speciation, as well as evaluation of the probability of soil-plant transfer and accumulation in plants.
This session aims to bring together contributions of all aspects of biogeochemical research related to soil pollution risk assessment, including (but not limited to) assessment of pollution status, geochemical mapping, analysis of element cycling within soils and ecosystems, as well as ecotoxicological considerations.
We warmly welcome presentations of laboratory and field research results as well as theoretical studies. Our aim is to create a community of scientists from multiple disciplines. Young researchers are especially encouraged to submit their contributions.