Soil Remediation: Towards a Resilient and Adaptive Approach to Deal with the Ever-Changing Environmental Challenges

Pollution from numerous contaminants due to many anthropogenic activities affects soils quality. Industrialized countries have many contaminated sites; their remediation is a priority in environmental legislation. The aim of this overview is to consider the evolution of soil remediation from consoli...

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Published in:Environments (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2022-02, Vol.9 (2), p.18
Main Authors: Grifoni, Martina, Franchi, Elisabetta, Fusini, Danilo, Vocciante, Marco, Barbafieri, Meri, Pedron, Francesca, Rosellini, Irene, Petruzzelli, Gianniantonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropogenic factors
Climate change
Climate effects
Consumption
Contaminants
Environmental changes
Environmental cleanup
Environmental degradation
Environmental law
Environmental legislation
Environmental policy
Environmental protection
Environmental quality
Food security
Green remediation
Integrated approach
Landfill
Legislation
Pollutants
Pollution sources
Principles
resilience
Social impact
Soil contamination
Soil pollution
Soil quality
Soil remediation
Sustainable development
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Summary:Pollution from numerous contaminants due to many anthropogenic activities affects soils quality. Industrialized countries have many contaminated sites; their remediation is a priority in environmental legislation. The aim of this overview is to consider the evolution of soil remediation from consolidated invasive technologies to environmentally friendly green strategies. The selection of technology is no longer exclusively based on eliminating the source of pollution but aims at remediation, which includes the recovery of soil quality. “Green remediation” appears to be the key to addressing the issue of remediation of contaminated sites as it focuses on environmental quality, including the preservation of the environment. Further developments in green remediation reflect the aim of promoting clean-up strategies that also address the effects of climate change. Sustainable and resilient remediation faces the environmental challenge of achieving targets while reducing the environmental damage caused by clean-up interventions and must involve an awareness that social systems and environmental systems are closely connected.
ISSN:2076-3298
2076-3298
DOI:10.3390/environments9020018