Abstract
When incorporated in the soil, lead is of very low mobility. Hence once contaminated, a soil is liable to remain polluted with lead. This might have adverse consequences for soil fertility if the degree of contamination is great. In addition, plants grown on lead-rich soils incorporate lead and thus the concentration of lead in crop plants may be increased slightly. These questions are explored in the following sections.
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Harrison, R.M., Laxen, D.P.H. (1984). Lead in soils. In: Lead Pollution. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9705-6_4
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