Sustainable Remediation and Management of Agricultural Soil and Water Resources
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2024) | Viewed by 18721
Special Issue Editors
Interests: humic substances; reusable organic additives; biochar; brown coal waste; bioavailability and immobilisation of heavy metals; cirular economy; ecosystem services; marginal land reuse; sustainable agriculture; precise farming
Interests: green/sustainable (bio)remediation; contaminants fate in soil-water systems; permeable reactive barriers; bioavailability; integrated water management; environmental risk assessment, solid waste management; treatment of aqueous waste streams; brownfields re-development
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The issues of contaminated/deteriorated soil and water resources are addressed by the UN Sustainable Development Goals, mainly in: "Zero Hunger", "Good Health and Wellbeing", "Clean Water and Sanitation", "Living on Land" and "Living Underwater", and under the EU's Green Deal by 2030. Both documents emphasize the negative impacts of agricultural production on the natural environment rather than providing solutions and approaches to mitigating these detrimental effects. Therefore, in an integrated approach, it is necessary to also focus on sustainable remediation and management measures specifically tailored for agricultural soil and water resources.
This Special Issue focuses on the development of effective, eco-friendly, green remediation measures and integrated agricultural soil and water management leading to improved soil functions and ecosystem services. Contributions will cover eco-friendly (bio)remediation methods, e.g.: soil/surface water phytoremediation with aquatic plants, mulching and ex situ landfarming. Conventional and re-usable organic additives that can be used to immobilize contaminants, improve soil functions and restore marginal land, as well as precision farming to avoid nitrate and phosphate contamination, are also within the scope of this Special Issue. Articles concerning agricultural practices and management leading to soil/water protection, e.g.: wetlands, the revitalization of rural/agricultural ponds, rainwater harvesting, innovative irrigation/drainage, are also welcomed. All kinds of articles such as original research, opinions and reviews are accepted.
Prof. Dr. Jolanta Kwiatkowska-Malina
Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Malina
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- green remediation
- re-usable organic additives
- bioavailability
- immobilization
- circular economy
- ecosystem services
- phytoremediation
- mulching
- wetlands
- village
- farm ponds revival
- rainwater harvesting
- irrigation
- drainage innovations
- soil
- water conservation measures
- integrated management
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