Contaminated Urban Soils

• Main Author: Meuser, Helmut (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Environmental Pollution, 18
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Sedimentology.; Urban ecology (Biology).; Popular works.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Pollution.; Environmental pollution.; Earth Sciences.; Pollution, general.; Popular Science, general.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Terrestrial Pollution.; Urban Ecology.

This book gives a current overview of all facets of urban soils. Different urban land-use types in a number of examples worldwide are introduced. Many examples in different countries are provided in order to illustrate the situation in detail. The contaminant sources of urban soils (e.g., dust depos...