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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… They can be conveyed for thousands of miles through air or water currents, and may be found in remote ecosystems far … to the presence of the chemical in the media: soil, air, water, sediment). Certain chemicals, such as POPs, are … crop spraying can lead to the general degradation of the quality of soils, impact on surface water and groundwater, …
20 Jun 2026 Document

Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report

… of Soil Sciences (IUSS); the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWC); the European Soil Bureau … and Management (which became part of the International Water Management Institute in April 2001) (IBSRAM). We wish … habitats and gene reserves, much larger in quantity and in quality than all the above-ground biomass. 2.1.2 Cultural …
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Developing a Global Soil Regime

… community became more aware of the phenomena of air and water pollution. More recently, the issues of climate change, … is essential if humanity’s overarching need for food, water, and energy security is to be met’.2 As a basic … as the most impoverished people often occupy areas of poor quality soil.20 Soil law must play a much more effective role …
20 Jun 2026 Literature