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This book combines soil science, earth science, and environmental geochemistry, providing comprehensive background information for specialists interested in chemical-induced changes in the soil-subsurface system. Readers are introduced to the chemistry of contaminants that often disturb the natural soil-subsurface equilibrium as a result of human activity. While the soil-subsurface system has in many cases been affected by human impact, the effects of chemical contaminants on the actual matrix and properties have been largely neglected. The major focus of the book is on changes to the soil-subsurface matrix and properties caused by chemical pollution. By integrating results available in the literature, we observe that chemical pollutants may lead to the irreversible formation of a new soil-subsurface regime characterized by a matrix and properties different than those of the natural regime. In contrast to the geological time scales dictating natural changes to the matrix and properties of the soil-subsurface system, the time scale associated with chemical pollutant-induced changes is far shorter and extends over a “human lifetime scale.” The numerous examples presented in the book confirm that chemical contamination should be considered as an additional factor in the formation of a contemporary soil-subsurface regime that is different than that of the pristine system.

Earth science. --- Geographic information systems. --- Geology -- Data processing. --- Soils -- Analysis -- Data processing. --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Environmental Engineering --- Soil pollution. --- Soil mechanics. --- Soil engineering --- Soils --- Soils (Engineering) --- Contamination of soil --- Soil contamination --- Mechanics --- Environment. --- Geochemistry. --- Ecotoxicology. --- Soil science. --- Soil conservation. --- Environmental pollution. --- Terrestrial Pollution. --- Soil Science & Conservation. --- Geotechnical engineering --- Foundations --- Soil physics --- Pollution --- Soil remediation --- Soil salinization --- Environmental aspects --- Environmental toxicology. --- Conservation of soil --- Erosion control, Soil --- Soil erosion --- Soil erosion control --- Agricultural conservation --- Soil management --- Chemical composition of the earth --- Chemical geology --- Geological chemistry --- Geology, Chemical --- Chemistry --- Earth sciences --- Ecotoxicology --- Pollutants --- Environmental health --- Toxicology --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental quality --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Control --- Prevention --- Conservation --- Pedology (Soil science) --- Agriculture