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Modern approaches to remediation of heavy metal polluted soils: A review

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The main principles and approaches to remediation of in situ polluted soils aimed at the removal or control of heavy metals (washing, stabilization, phytoremediation, and natural restoration) are analyzed. The prospects of gentle methods of stabilization oriented at the reduction of the mobility and biological availability of heavy metals due to the processes of adsorption, ionic exchange, and precipitation are emphasized. The use of sorbents and the traditional application of liming and phosphates to fix metal pollutants in soils is considered. The necessary conditions for successful soil remediation are the assessment of its economic efficiency, the analysis of the ecological risks, and confirming the achievement of the planned purposes related to the content of available metals in the soils.

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Koptsik, G.N. Modern approaches to remediation of heavy metal polluted soils: A review. Eurasian Soil Sc. 47, 707–722 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229314070072

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