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There are two completely different perspectives under which standards and threshold values for soil related parameters are defined in the context of environmental protection. The different views arise, due to the fact that soil is a dynamic system, containing by definition living organisms as part of an ecosystem. A soil can be degraded, or even destroyed, gradually or rapidly changing its functionality in the ecosystem. It is therefore considered as an object of environmental protection per se. In Germany the Federal Soil Protection Act forms a legal frame for this protection.
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Mayer, R. (2008). Soil Standards and Thresholds. In: Schmidt, M., Glasson, J., Emmelin, L., Helbron, H. (eds) Standards and Thresholds for Impact Assessment. Environmental Protection in the European Union, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-31141-6_20
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