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Scientific Basis for Soil Protection in the European Community

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  1. H. Barth

    1. Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, Belgium

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  2. P. L’Hermite

    1. Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, Belgium

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Table of contents (34 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Ph. Bourdeau
      Pages 1-4

  3. Soil Protection Strategy in the Community

    1. Soil Protection Strategy in the Community

      • G. Schneider
      Pages 5-14

  5. Assessment of Impacts on the Soil Environment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
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    2. Effects of Agricultural Practices on the Physical, Chemical and Biological Properties of Soils: Part I— Effect of some Agricultural Practices on the Biological Soil Fertility

      • W. Balloni, F. Favilli
      Pages 161-179

    3. Effects of Agricultural Practices on the Physical, Chemical and Biological Properties of Soils: Part II—Use of Sewage Sludge and Agricultural Wastes

      • D. Sauerbeck
      Pages 181-210

    4. Effects of Agricultural Practices on the Physical, Chemical and Biological Properties of Soils: Part III—Chemical Degradation of Soil as the Result of the Use of Mineral Fertilizers and Pesticides: Aspects of Soil Quality Evaluation

      • F. A. M. De Haan
      Pages 211-236

    5. Effects of Forestry Practices on the Chemical, Biological and Physical Properties of Soils

      • Hugh G. Miller
      Pages 237-246

    6. Impacts on Soils Related to Industrial Activities: Part I—Effects of Abandoned Waste Disposal Sites and Industrial Sites on the Soil: Possible Remedial Measures

      • V. Franzius
      Pages 247-257

    7. Impacts on Soils Related to Industrial Activities: Part II—Incidental and Accidental Soil Pollution

      • E. E. Finnecy
      Pages 259-280

    8. Impacts on Soils Related to Industrial Activities: Part III—Effect of Metal Mines on Soil Pollution

      • L. Laville-Timsit
      Pages 281-297

    9. Impacts on Soils Related to Industrial Activities: Part IV—Effects of Air Pollutants on the Soil

      • B. Ulrich
      Pages 299-311

    10. Irrigation and Drainage for Improvement of Wet and Saline Soils: Reference to Portuguese Conditions

      • L. S. Pereira, E. C. Sousa, L. A. Pereira
      Pages 313-341
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PH. BOURDEAU Directorate-General Science. Research and Development. Commission of the European Communities. Brussels. Belgium We are living on a unique planet, the only one in the solar system where life exists. The very existence of life has modified the physical and chemical environment of the earth, its atmosphere and oceans, in a way that makes life sustainable. This system with its complex cybernetic mechanisms has been named GAIA by Lovelock. Man has always interfered with it on a more or less limited scale. This interference is now reaching global proportions such as climate modifications resulting from CO and trace gas 2 accumulation in the atmosphere or the destruction of stratospheric ozone, not to speak of global radioactive contamination. GAIA will probably prevail as a living system but it probably does not give much importance to man's survival as such, and it is man that has to take care of his own survival. In the ecosystem of Planet Earth, soils are the thin interface between lithosphere and atmosphere which constitutes the essential substrate for the terrestrial biosphere, the productivity of which far exceeds that of the oceans, even though the latter cover a much larger area than the continents. Soils themselves are complex systems. They develop through weathering of minerals, are colonised by living organisms which in turn modify their substrate making it suitable for other organisms. This induces a primary ecological succession which eventually reaches a climax, in equilibrium between climate, soil and the biological communities.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, Belgium

    H. Barth, P. L’Hermite

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Scientific Basis for Soil Protection in the European Community

  • Editors: H. Barth, P. L’Hermite

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3451-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: ECSC, EEC, EAEC, Brussels and Luxembourg 1987

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-85166-109-1Due: 31 July 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8045-3Published: 27 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-3451-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 630

  • Topics: Forestry, Soil Science & Conservation, Ecotoxicology

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