Contamination Control and Detection Processes for Chemical Elements in Soil

Dear Colleagues,

Chemical elements in soil can be broadly categorized into organic and inorganic components; within these categories, they are further classified into nutrients and trace elements. The effects of these elements on soil and plant health depend on their concentrations.

Inorganic elements are derived from minerals, rocks, and other non-living sources. They include nutrients, trace elements, and potentially harmful heavy metals.

This Special Issue is dedicated to publishing new technologies including green methods to assess soil and plant properties and how chemical elements behave on them. Soil properties must be related to agronomic, pedological, and environmental functions. Plant properties are related to nutritional conditions, including biofortification strategies and physiological aspects. Therefore, careful soil management, including monitoring nutrient levels and controlling pollution, is necessary to maintain a healthy and productive soil ecosystem. To manage the quantities of chemical elements in soils, several analytical techniques are commonly used—each with its strengths—depending on the specific element being measured, as well as the sensitivity and the sample type. New technologies using remote and proximal sensors in an IoT (Internet of Things) context are extremely desirable for this Special Issue.

Therefore, authors are invited to contribute with topics including, but not limited to, the following:

• Baselines of chemical elements in soils;
• How organic matter effects other elements' retention in soils;
• Analytical methods to quantify chemical elements in soil samples;
• Proximal sensors to estimate soil and plant properties;
• Emerging pollutants in soil, including nanomaterials, hormones, pharmaceuticals, and so on.

Thank you in advance and we sincerely hope you consider participating in this Special Issue.

Sincerely,

Dr. Geila S. Carvalho
Dr. Bruno Teixeira Ribeiro
Dr. Everton Geraldo de Morais
Dr. Cynthia De Oliveira
Guest Editors

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