This review summarizes over 160 studies focused on soil contamination near non-ferrous
metal smelters. The methods of these investigations were examined with an emphasis on …

The last few decades have seen the rise of Gentle soil Remediation Options (GRO), which
notably include in situ contaminant stabilization (“inactivation”) and plant-based (generally …

Free of human interference the soil trace element content is largely dependent on that of the
soil parent material and acting weathering processes. An increasingly industrialised society …

Synchrotron-based X-ray radiation microfluorescence (μ-SXRF) and micro-focused and
powder extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy measurements …

Spectroscopic approaches to plant and soil sciences have provided important information
for several decades. However, many of these approaches suffered from a number of …

The chemical stabilization, or immobilization, of trace elements (metals and metalloids; TE)
in contaminated soil has been studied for decades. A vast number of scientific publications …

This study was conducted to assess the anthropogenic impact on the metal concentration in
agricultural soils in the vicinity of a Zn smelter. We determined Pb isotope ratios to trace …

Human habitation may significantly affect the chemical soil composition leading to
enrichments and depletions of specific chemical elements and the formation of …

Variations in sediment total mercury (Hg) concentrations and Hg stable isotopic
compositions were investigated in the vicinity of two former non-ferrous metal (zinc) …

In order to test the usefulness of stable zinc isotopes as an atmospheric source tracer, we
analyzed the zinc isotopic composition of two sediment cores, taken at 1 km distance of the …