dr. László Simon (editor): Soil pollution, soil remediation (book in Hungarian)

Környezetügyi Műszaki Gazdasági Tájékoztató KGMT-5

Published by: Környezetgazdálkodási Intézet, Budapest 1999

SUMMARY

Agricultural lands are the most important natural resources of Hungary, their value is 20 % of the national wealth. During the last decades the environmental condition of the Hungarian soils declined because of physical impacts and chemical pollution.

     In the first chapters of our book we are dealing with the role of the most important chemical pollutants (heavy metals, radionuclides, inorganic macropollutants, mineral oils and its derivatives, pesticides, organic micropollutants etc.) in the soil-plant system and food chain. Assessment process (collection of data, environmental soil sampling, analytical methods, regulatory limit values for contaminated soils) for contaminated land is followed in the next chapters. Methods to find the boundaries of contaminated sites are summarised after this. Environmental risk assessment of the chemical pollution of soils, and human risk assessment is discussed. Soil remediation technologies are reviewed is the second part of our book, and several technologies are presented in details. Hungarian experiences in the application of soil remediation technologies are also discussed. Finally, aims and tasks of the recently started Hungarian Environmental Remediation Programme are presented.

     List of Hungarian laws, orders, standards, technical directives related to environmental and soil protection and soil pollution are listed in an appendix. The book is supplied with technical dictionary and index.