Abstract
Soil pollution is one of the most important issues in environmental governance at present. Using scientific and reasonable methods to estimate the economic losses caused by soil pollution is the basis for maximizing the effectiveness of governance resources. This study combines the methods of mixed group discussion and literature analysis to establish preliminary soil pollution value loss measurement indicators. The Delphi method is used to modify, add, and delete indicators to obtain a set of feasible soil pollution value loss measurement indicator systems. It laid a method foundation for further quantifying the loss of soil pollution value and provided support to related government decisions such as land resource management and soil pollution control. The response coefficients of the two rounds of expert consultations were 81.2% and 77.8%; the degree of expert authority was 0.647 and 0.708; the coordination coefficients were 0.155 and 0.194; the final indicator system included three dimensions of economic, social, and environmental, a total of eight indicators. The experts in the soil pollution value loss measurement index system established in this study have unified final opinions and a good degree of coordination, which can be used to measure soil pollution value loss.
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This research was financially supported by National Social Science Fund of China (Grant No. 17BTJ029).
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Zenglei Xi, Weiqiang Zhang contributed to the conception of the study;
Zenglei Xi, Weiqiang Zhang performed the experiment;Zenglei Xi, Weiqiang Zhang contributed significantly to analysis and manuscript preparation;Weiqiang Zhang performed the data analyses and wrote the manuscript;Zenglei Xi helped perform the analysis with constructive discussions.
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Zhang, Wq., Xi, Zl. Application of Delphi method in screening of indexes for measuring soil pollution value evaluation. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 6561–6571 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10919-5
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