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Cunningham SD, Berti WR (1993) Remediation of contaminated soils with green plants: an
overview. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol 29:207–212
Daniel H, Perinaz BT (2012) What a waste: a global review of solid waste management. Urban
development series knowledge paper. The World Bank, Washigton
Das S (ed) (2014) Microbial biodegradation and bioremediation, 1st edn. Elsevier, pp 1–642
Das S, Dash HR (2014) Microbial bioremediation: a potential tool for restoration of contaminated
areas. In: Das S (ed) Microbial biodegradation and bioremediation. Elsevier, London, pp 1–21
Dash HR, Das S (2012) Bioremediation of mercury and the importance of bacterial mergenes. Int
Biodeter Biodegr 75:207–213
Davidson E, David M, Galloway J (2012) Excess nitrogen in the U.S. environment: trends, risks,
and solutions. Issues in Ecol 15:1–16
Deardorff T, Karch N, Holm S (2008) Dioxin levels in ash and soil generated in Southern California
fires. Organohalogen Compd 70:2284–2288
Deurer M, Böttcher J (2007) Evaluation of models to upscale the small scale variability of Cd
sorption in a case study. Geoderma 137:269–278
Díaz-Ramírez IJ, Escalante-Espinosa E, Favela-Torres E et al (2008) Design of bacterial defined
mixed cultures for biodegradation of specific crude oil fractions, using population dynamics
analysis by DGGE. Int Biodeterior Biodegrad 62:21–30
Di-Nicolantonio JJ, Mehta V, O’Keefe JH (2017) Is salt a culprit or an innocent bystander in
hypertension? A hypothesis challenging the ancient paradigm. Am J Med 130:893–899
Dœlsch E, Van de Kerchove V, Saint Macary H (2006) Heavy metal content in soils of Réunion
(Indian Ocean). Geoderma 134:119–134
Doty SL (2008) Enhancing phytoremediation through the use of transgenics and endophytes. New
Phytol 179:318–333
Edelstein M, Ben-Hur M (2018) Heavy metals and metalloids: sources, risks and strategies to
reduce their accumulation in horticultural crops. Sci Hortic 234:431–444
EEA (2014) Progress in management of contaminated sites. European Environment Agency.
https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/progress-in-management-ofcontaminated-sites/progress-in-management-ofcontaminated-1. Assessed on 03/08/2019
Ekta P, Modi NR (2018) A review of phytoremediation. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 7:1485–1489
Elangovan S, Pandian SBS, Geetha SJ et al (2019) Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): environmental fate, challenges and bioremediation. In: Arora PK (ed) Microbial metabolism of xenobiotic compounds. Springer, Singapore, pp 165–188
FAO & ITPS (2015) Status of the World’s Soil Resources (SWSR) – main report. Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Intergovernmental Technical Panel on
Soils, Rome, Italy. http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5199e.pdf. Assessed on 22/07/2019
FAO/WHO (Codex Alimentarius Commission) (2001) Food additives and contaminants. Joint
FAO/WHO Food Standards Program, ALINORM 01/12A:1-289
Ferro A, Kennedy J, Doucette W, Nelson S, Jauregui G, Mc Farland B, Bugbee B (1997) Fate of
benzene in soils planted with alfalfa: uptake, volatilization, and degradation. In: Kruger EL,
Anderson TA, Coats JR (eds) Phytoremediation of soil and water contaminants. ACS Symposium Series, Washington, DC, pp 664, 223–237
Fijałkowski K, Kacprzak M, Grobelak A et al (2012) The influence of selected soil parameters on
the mobility of heavy metals in soils. Inżynieria I Ochrona Środowiska 15:81–92
Finnegan P, Chen W (2012) Arsenic toxicity: the effects on plant metabolism. Front Physiol 3:182
Fornalczyk A, Willner J, Francuz K et al (2013) E-waste as a source of valuable metals. Arch Mater
Sci Eng 63:87–92
Frascari D, Zanaroli G, Danko AS (2015) In situ aerobic cometabolism of chlorinated solvents: a
review. J Hazard Mater 283:382–399
Fungo B, Lehmann J, Kalbitz K et al (2019) Ammonia and nitrous oxide emissions from a field
Ultisol amended with tithonia green manure, urea, and biochar. Biol Fertil Soils 55:135–148
16 Causes, Effects and Sustainable Approaches to Remediate Contaminated Soil
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