Potential of integrated field spectroscopy and spatial analysis for enhanced assessment of soil contamination: A prospective review

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 241-242; pp. 180 - 209
• Main Authors: Horta, A., Malone, B., Stockmann, U., Minasny, B., Bishop, T.F.A., McBratney, A.B., Pallasser, R., Pozza, L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Assessments; Contaminants; cost effectiveness; Costs; Design engineering; Field spectroscopy; fluorescence; geostatistics; minerals; organic compounds; polluted soils; population growth; prediction; Proximal sensing; remediation; risk; Sampling; Soil (material); Soil contamination; soil pollution; Spatial statistics; Spectroscopy; Wavelengths; X-radiation; Field spectroscopy; Proximal sensing; Spatial statistics; Soil contamination

There are tens of millions of contaminated soil sites in the world, and with an increasing population and associated risk there is a growing pressure to remediate them. A barrier to remediation is the lack of cost-effective approaches to assessment. Soil contaminants include a wide range of natural...