@inbook{4d9a0b884fd249d5954bf9ed5d868727,
title = "Urban Soil Remediation",
abstract = "The high incidence of contamination and other forms of degradation of urban soils means that soil remediation is an important issue in cities. In this chapter, we first discuss the factors affecting choice of remediation method, including the common types of objectives for soil remediation. Numerous categories of soil remediation techniques are described and discussed, in the order of methods based on physical, chemical, and finally biological processes. Where data are available, each remediation technique is presented in terms of the underlying principles, applicability to different environments and contaminants, time frame, and effectiveness. We then cover soils themselves as treatment media for water in applications such as constructed wetlands and Water Sensitive Urban Design. Case studies for the remediation of asbestos, an organic pollutant, and metals in urban soils are presented, with reference to the techniques described in previous sections. The chapter closes with a description of some examples of regulatory frameworks for urban soil remediation, in the USA, Europe, and Australia.",
keywords = "soil remediation, urban soils, remediation criteria, containment, soil amendments, chemical treatment, Natural attenuation, Bioremediation, Phytoremediation, regulatory frameworks",
author = "Andrew Rate",
year = "2022",
month = jan,
day = "10",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-87316-5_11",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-3-030-87315-8 ",
series = "Progress in Soil Science",
publisher = "Springer Nature Switzerland AG",
pages = "351--398",
editor = "Andrew Rate",
booktitle = "Urban Soils",
address = "Switzerland",
}