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The literature contains a very broad spectrum of research results that deal with anthropogenically induced, contaminant–soil–subsurface interactions. Most of these studies focus on transport, retention, and persistence of chemical pollutants, as well as on potential remediation of polluted systems. Changes in the soil–subsurface matrix and properties are usually treated as “perturbations” that disappear by natural processes or by specific remediation procedures. However, in addition to their environmental toxicity, chemical pollutants may cause – under specific conditions – significant, long-term changes in both the matrix and the properties of the soil–subsurface system.
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Yaron, B., Dror, I., Berkowitz, B. (2012). Chemical Pollutants as a Factor of Soil–Subsurface Irreversible Transformation: An Introductory Discussion. In: Soil-Subsurface Change. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24387-5_1
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