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The Chemistry of Removal of Inorganic Compounds from the Soil

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Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 39))

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Soil is a major reservoir for contaminants as it possesses the ability to bind to various chemicals. This chapter reports the different methods for the removal of inorganic compounds from the soil with respect to their chemistry. The chemicals in the soil exist in various forms and different forces are needed to keep them intact with the soil. Thus, some of the processes that are needed to enhance the binding of inorganic compounds and metals to the soil are sorption, precipitation and complexation formations. As inorganic compounds become immobilised within the soil, it becomes difficult for plant root uptake, resulting in the soil becoming contaminated. Since one of the primary objectives of remediating contaminated sites is to manipulate the bioavailability of the inorganic contaminants, (im)mobilisation in situ using soil amendments that are low in inorganic contaminants, represents a promising approach.

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Oboh, I.O. (2014). The Chemistry of Removal of Inorganic Compounds from the Soil. In: Parmar, N., Singh, A. (eds) Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry. Soil Biology, vol 39. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41837-2_13

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