Scientific Basis for Soil Protection in the European Community

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction....Pages 1-4
Soil Protection Strategy in the Community....Pages 5-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Wasting Europe’s Heritage—the Need for Soil Protection....Pages 17-28
Land Resources and their Use in the European Communities....Pages 29-63
The Production Potential of Soils: Part I— Sensitivity of Principal Soil Types to the Intensive Agriculture of North-Western Europe....Pages 65-85
The Production Potential of Soils: Part II— Sensitivity of the Soil Systems in Southern Europe to Degrading Influxes....Pages 87-122
Sensitivity of European Soils Related to Pollutants....Pages 123-145
Sensitivity of European Soils to Ultimate Physical Degradation....Pages 147-157
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
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....Pages 161-179
Effects of Agricultural Practices on the Physical, Chemical and Biological Properties of Soils: Part II—Use of Sewage Sludge and Agricultural Wastes....Pages 181-210
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....Pages 211-236
Effects of Forestry Practices on the Chemical, Biological and Physical Properties of Soils....Pages 237-246
Impacts on Soils Related to Industrial Activities: Part I—Effects of Abandoned Waste Disposal Sites and Industrial Sites on the Soil: Possible Remedial Measures....Pages 247-257
Impacts on Soils Related to Industrial Activities: Part II—Incidental and Accidental Soil Pollution....Pages 259-280
Impacts on Soils Related to Industrial Activities: Part III—Effect of Metal Mines on Soil Pollution....Pages 281-297
Impacts on Soils Related to Industrial Activities: Part IV—Effects of Air Pollutants on the Soil....Pages 299-311
Irrigation and Drainage for Improvement of Wet and Saline Soils: Reference to Portuguese Conditions....Pages 313-341
Impact of Recreational and Tourist Activities on the Soil Environment....Pages 343-354
Soil Losses from Erosion in Relation to Urbanism and Infrastructure....Pages 355-360
Front Matter....Pages 361-361
Treatment and Reutilization of Contaminated Sites....Pages 363-376
Front Matter....Pages 361-361
Land Suitability Evaluation in Major Agro-ecological Zones and its Application in Land Use Planning and Nature Protection....Pages 377-388
Optimizing the Use of Soils: New Agricultural and Water Management Aspects....Pages 389-408
Soil Protection—Changes in Soil Characteristics and Species Dynamics: Landscape and Land Use Planning Requirements....Pages 409-421
The Soil Protection Plan in the Federal Republic of Germany....Pages 423-427
Soil Protection Programmes and Strategies in Other Community Member States: Examples from The Netherlands....Pages 429-436
Soil Protection Programmes and Strategies in Other Community Member States: Setting up of an Observation Network for Soil Quality in France....Pages 437-443
Soil Protection Programmes and Strategies in Other Community Member States: The UK Approach to Soil and Landscape Protection....Pages 445-460
Soil Protection in Switzerland....Pages 461-469
Strategies for Soil Protection under Intensive Irrigation in Israel....Pages 471-486
Chemical Fate Modelling in Soil Systems: A State-of-the-Art Review....Pages 487-566
Front Matter....Pages 567-567
Research Needs in Soil Protection: The Federal Ministry of Research and Technology’s Soil Research Programme....Pages 569-579
Report on Session I: Soil Protection—A Need for a European Programme?....Pages 581-587
Report on Session II: Assessment of Impacts on the Soil Environment....Pages 589-593
Overall Conclusions....Pages 595-602
Back Matter....Pages 603-630