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Contamination of soils and groundwater with new organic micropollutants: A review

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The input of organic micro- and nanopollutants to the environment has grown in recent years. This vast class of substances is referred to as emerging micropollutants, and includes organic chemicals of industrial, agricultural, and municipal provenance. There are three main sources of emerging pollutants coming to the environment, i.e., (1) upon soil fertilization with sewage and sewage sludge; (2) soil irrigation with reclaimed wastewater and (3) due to filtration from municipal landfills of solid wastes. These pollutants contaminate soil, affect its inhabitants; they are also consumed by plants and penetrate to the groundwater. The pharmaceuticals most strongly affect the biota (microorganisms, earthworms, etc.). The response of microorganisms in the contaminated soil is controlled not only by the composition and the number of emerging pollutants but also by the geochemical environment.

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Original Russian Text © Yu.N. Vodyanitskii, A.S. Yakovlev, 2016, published in Pochvovedenie, 2016, No. 5, pp. 609–619.

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Vodyanitskii, Y.N., Yakovlev, A.S. Contamination of soils and groundwater with new organic micropollutants: A review. Eurasian Soil Sc. 49, 560–569 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229316050148

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