Research on Heavy Metals in Soils and Sediments

A special issue of Soil Systems (ISSN 2571-8789).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 15485

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Bio Forschung Austria, 1220 Vienna, Austria
Interests: trace elements (heavy metals, platinum metals, rare earths); phosphorus; iodine—occurrence and analysis; environmental mobility and speciation
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Metal pollution, but also metallic trace element deficiencies, remains a matter of concern. This Special Issue will cover the progress of environmental screening in the field (e.g., by IR, XRF or magnetic measurements), to obtain a rapid overview of polluted sites. These may be due to ore formation, mining, waste mismanagement or atmospheric deposition. Detailed analysis should extend the dataset beyond the legally specified Cd, Pb, Hg and As, to Pt and Pd. Selective and sequential dissolution by batch extraction, migration in column studies, or dissolution rates gives an insight into metal mobilities and soil-to-plant transfer, respectively, to benthic organisms and fish fauna. Dry–wet cycles, recrystallization of pedogenic oxides (Fe, Al and Mn) and interactions with humics to form mineral-associated humic complexes lead to transformations of metal speciation in soils and sediments. Available metal excess and deficiencies affect soil life through interactions with soil enzymes, soil bacteria, detritus feeders and fungal biomass. Finally, remediation studies either aim at metal fixation by the addition of sorbents (e.g., red mud, clay minerals, limestone, phosphate), or phytoextraction by accumulator plants, oilseed crops or afforestation.

Dr. Manfred Sager
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Soil Systems is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

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