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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 … redevelopments of land and changes of land use. Since no standard database exists in the world, developing countries … crop spraying can lead to the general degradation of the quality of soils, impact on surface water and groundwater, …
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 … habitats and gene reserves, much larger in quantity and in quality than all the above-ground biomass. 2.1.2 Cultural … therefore proposed that the concept of an ecological soil standard, which derives from the above interrela- tionships, …
Developing a Global Soil Regime
… community became more aware of the phenomena of air and water pollution. More recently, the issues of climate change, … as the most impoverished people often occupy areas of poor quality soil.20 Soil law must play a much more effective role … the right to development and the right to an adequate standard of living, including the right to food and water, …