Soil pollution — speed up global mapping

Soil amendments for immobilization of potentially toxic elements in contaminated soils: A critical review

Palansooriya, K. N., Shaheen, S. M., Chen, S. S., Tsang, D. C. W., Hashimoto, Y., Hou, D., Bolan, N. S., Rinklebe, J., & Ok, Y. S. (2020) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2019.105046 · Cited by 1,272 · see citing works

Metal contamination and bioremediation of agricultural soils for food safety and sustainability

Hou, D., O’Connor, D., Igalavithana, A. D., Alessi, D. S., Luo, J., Tsang, D. C. W., Sparks, D. L., Yamauchi, Y., Rinklebe, J., & Ok, Y. S. (2020) · Nature Reviews Earth & Environment · doi:10.1038/s43017-020-0061-y · Cited by 1,200 · see citing works

Soil microbiota as game-changers in restoration of degraded lands

Coban, O., Deyn, G. B. D., & van der Ploeg, M. J. (2022) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.abe0725 · Cited by 724 · see citing works

Chemical pollution: A growing peril and potential catastrophic risk to humanity

Naidu, R., Biswas, B., Willett, I. R., Cribb, J., Singh, B. K., Nathanail, C. P., Coulon, F., Semple, K. T., Jones, K. C., Barclay, A., et al. (2021) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2021.106616 · Cited by 655 · see citing works

Sustainable soil use and management: An interdisciplinary and systematic approach

Hou, D., Bolan, N. S., Tsang, D. C. W., Kirkham, M. B., & O’Connor, D. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138961 · Cited by 394 · see citing works

Spatial assessment of farmland soil pollution and its potential human health risks in China

Zeng, S., Ma, J., Yang, Y., Zhang, S., Liu, G., & Chen, F. (2019) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.291 · Cited by 217 · see citing works

Field trials of phytomining and phytoremediation: A critical review of influencing factors and effects of additives

Wang, L., Hou, D., Shen, Z., Zhu, J., Jia, X., Ok, Y. S., Tack, F. M. G., & Rinklebe, J. (2020) · Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology · doi:10.1080/10643389.2019.1705724 · Cited by 181 · see citing works

Global and regional patterns of soil metal(loid) mobility and associated risks

Qi, C., Hu, T., Zheng, Y., Wu, M., Tang, F. H. M., Liu, M., Zhang, B., Derrible, S., Chen, Q., Hu, G., et al. (2025) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-025-58026-8 · Cited by 168 · see citing works

Organic amendments for in situ immobilization of heavy metals in soil: A review

Gao, J. Q., Han, H., Gao, C., Wang, Y., Dong, B., & Xu, Z. (2023) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139088 · Cited by 137 · see citing works

Mapping soil pollution by using drone image recognition and machine learning at an arsenic-contaminated agricultural field

Jia, X., Cao, Y., O’Connor, D., Zhu, J., Tsang, D. C. W., Zou, B., & Hou, D. (2020) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116281 · Cited by 118 · see citing works

Anthropogenic drivers of soil microbial communities and impacts on soil biological functions in agroecosystems

Yang, T., Lupwayi, N. Z., St‐Arnaud, M., Siddique, K. H. M., & Bainard, L. D. (2021) · Global Ecology and Conservation · doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01521 · Cited by 116 · see citing works

Negative Impacts of Arsenic on Plants and Mitigation Strategies

Sinha, D., Datta, S., Mishra, R., Agarwal, P., Kumari, T., Adeyemi, S. B., Maurya, A. K., Ganguly, S., Atique, U., Seal, S., et al. (2023) · Plants · doi:10.3390/plants12091815 · Cited by 109 · see citing works

The role of soils in the disposition, sequestration and decontamination of environmental contaminants

Sarkar, B., Mukhopadhyay, R., Ramanayaka, S., Bolan, N. S., & Ok, Y. S. (2021) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rstb.2020.0177 · Cited by 102 · see citing works

VIRS based detection in combination with machine learning for mapping soil pollution

Jia, X., O’Connor, D., Shi, Z., & Hou, D. (2020) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115845 · Cited by 100 · see citing works

Spatial variations, health risk assessment, and source apportionment of soil heavy metals in the middle Yellow River Basin of northern China

Liu, F., Wang, X., Dai, S., Zhou, J., Liu, D., Hu, Q., Wang, W., Xie, M., Lu, Y., Tian, M., et al. (2023) · Journal of Geochemical Exploration · doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2023.107275 · Cited by 66 · see citing works

Risk evaluation of biochars produced from Cd-contaminated rice straw and optimization of its production for Cd removal

Shen, Z., Fan, X., Hou, D., Jin, F., O’Connor, D., Tsang, D. C. W., Ok, Y. S., & Alessi, D. S. (2019) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.238 · Cited by 62 · see citing works

Frontiers in soil ecology—Insights from the World Biodiversity Forum 2022

Eisenhauer, N., Bender, S. F., Calderón‐Sanou, I., de Vries, F. T., Lembrechts, J. J., Thuiller, W., Wall, D. H., Zeiss, R., Bahram, M., Beugnon, R., et al. (2022) · Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment · doi:10.1002/sae2.12031 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

Towards interpretable machine learning for observational quantification of soil heavy metal concentrations under environmental constraints

Sun, Y., Chen, S., Jiang, H., Qin, B., Li, D., Jia, K., & Wang, C. (2024) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171931 · Cited by 34 · see citing works

Physiological and metagenomic strategies uncover the rhizosphere bacterial microbiome succession underlying three common environmental stresses in cassava

Zeng, H., Xu, H., Liu, G., Wei, Y., Zhang, J., & Shi, H. (2021) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125143 · Cited by 29 · see citing works

A SEEC Model Based on the DPSIR Framework Approach for Watershed Ecological Security Risk Assessment: A Case Study in Northwest China

Wang, B., Yu, F., Teng, Y., Cao, G., Zhao, D., & Zhao, M. (2022) · Water · doi:10.3390/w14010106 · Cited by 28 · see citing works

Geogenic and anthropogenic sources of heavy metals in soil: An ecological and health risk assessment in the granitic terrain of South India

More, S., & Dhakate, R. (2025) · CATENA · doi:10.1016/j.catena.2025.108960 · Cited by 24 · see citing works

Spatiotemporal interpretable mapping framework for soil heavy metals

Li, W., Jiang, Y., Ye, Y., Xi, G., & Shi, Z. (2024) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143101 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Impact of physiochemical properties, microbes and biochar on bioavailability of toxic elements in the soil: a review

Kumar, V., & Radziemska, M. (2021) · Environmental Geochemistry and Health · doi:10.1007/s10653-021-01157-w · Cited by 17 · see citing works

Development of improved flow analysis prototype method for measuring and understanding agricultural non-point source (NPS) nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) pollution

Li, L., Ma, L., Zhang, H., Wu, J., Naqvi, S. M. Z. A., Li, Z., Wei, W., Awais, M., Li, S., Ewulo, B. S., et al. (2023) · Computers and Electronics in Agriculture · doi:10.1016/j.compag.2023.107894 · Cited by 14 · see citing works

An end-to-end pollution analysis and detection system using artificial intelligence and object detection algorithms

Hossain, M. Y., Nijhum, I. R., Shad, M. T. M., Sadi, A. A., Peyal, M. M. K., & Rahman, R. M. (2023) · Decision Analytics Journal · doi:10.1016/j.dajour.2023.100283 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Spatial distributions, potential sources, and ecological risks of heavy metals in stream sediments in Zambia

Sun, H., Ren, J., Wang, J., Yu, J., Zuo, L., Wu, X., Mukofu, C., Dokowe, A. P., Cao, S., & Cheng, X. (2024) · Journal of Geochemical Exploration · doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2024.107659 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Smart fertilizers—toward implementation in practice

Skrzypczak, D., Mikula, K., Izydorczyk, G., Taf, R., Gersz, A., Witek‐Krowiak, A., & Chojnacka, K. (2022) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-817036-6.00010-8 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Unnamed Soils, Lost Opportunities

Certini, G., & Scalenghe, R. (2019) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.9b03050 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

A Deep Learning Approach for Chromium Detection and Characterization from Soil Hyperspectral Data

Ma, C., Xu, X., Zhou, M., Hu, T., & Qi, C. (2024) · Toxics · doi:10.3390/toxics12050357 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Soil and Environmental Variables Influencing Greenhouse Gas Cycling in an Agroecosystem

Srivastava, S. K. (2024) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-70569-4_2 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Especies vegetales con uso potencial en la remediación de zonas contaminadas en México

Chan-Quijano, J. G., Cach‐Pérez, M. J., Cach-Pérez, M. J., López‐Mejía, M., & López‐Mejía, M. (2021) · Revista Forestal del Perú · doi:10.21704/rfp.v1i36.1703 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Machine Learning Enables Low-Cost Determination of Soil Heavy Metal Concentrations

Hu, T., Chen, Q., Lin, Z., Qi, C., & Chai, L. (2025) · ACS ES&T Engineering · doi:10.1021/acsestengg.5c00463 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Use of organic soil conditioners to improve sunflower’s phyto-stabilization in copper-contaminated soil

Fatima, S., Bashir, S., Husain, A., Zahra, A., Shah, M. A., Li, Z., Wang, Y., & Alotaibi, S. S. (2026) · BMC Plant Biology · doi:10.1186/s12870-025-08087-0 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Development of an adverse outcome pathways approach for land resource and environment management at the regional scale

Guo, K., Liang, X., Zhang, X., Luo, R., Qiu, T., He, Z., & Zhang, K. (2023) · Ecological Indicators · doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.111210 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

The War for Fertile Soil: Advancements in Soil Nutrient Field Sensors

Dong, D., Wang, N., Tian, H., Ma, S., & Zhao, C. (2025) · Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.eng.2025.04.029 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Beyond whole-organism assays: Compartmentalized multi-biomarkers in earthworm gut for cadmium and pyrene contamination

Xu, Q., Fan, B., Lu, R., Wang, X., Zhao, Y., & Shi, Z. (2026) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2026.128110 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Use of Halophytes for the Remediation of Metal-Affected Soils in Arid Environments

Orrego, F. (2021) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-57635-6_122 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Pollution, soil

Tarazona, J. V. (2023) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-824315-2.00262-1 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Use of Halophytes for the Remediation of Metal-Affected Soils in Arid Environments

Orrego, F. (2020) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-17854-3_122-1

Background level, occurrence, speciation, bioavailability, uptake detoxification mechanisms and management of Zn-polluted soils

Mokrani, S., & Nabti, E.-H. (2022) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-85621-8.00006-6

Soil Pollution by Nickel in Sub-Saharan Africa

(2023) · Advances in environmental engineering and green technologies book series · doi:10.4018/978-1-6684-7116-6.ch012

Exploiting Multitask Deep Learning to Identify Multiple Heavy Metal Contamination at Large Scales

Hu, T., Chen, Q., Tang, F. H. M., Derrible, S., Chai, L., Lin, Z., & Qi, C. (2025) · Advanced Intelligent Systems · doi:10.1002/aisy.202500469

A global data commons is needed to protect and govern Earth's soil

Cagnarini, C., GUERRA, M., Fiore, A., Pellis, G., Nanni, R., Napolitano, M., & Renella, G. (2026) · Pedosphere · doi:10.1016/j.pedsph.2026.05.001

Potentially Toxic Element Transfer and Bioconcentration in Food Crops Across Contrasting Tropical Soils

Alleoni, L. R. F., Pinto, F. A., Silva, W. C., & Silva, E. D. B. (2026) · Soil Systems · doi:10.3390/soilsystems10110133

Global approaches to assessing, monitoring, mapping, and remedying soil pollution

Rodríguez, N., Naidu, R., & Colombo, C. (2020) · Environmental Monitoring and Assessment · doi:10.1007/s10661-020-08537-2 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Legislation and Policy Gaps in Soil Pollution Management: A Global Perspective

Kushwaha, R. K., & Katiyar, D. (2026) · doi:10.13140/rg.2.2.31375.75681

Soil Pollution: environmental integrated systems and prediction mapping

Kanevski, M., Arutyunyan, R., Большов, Л. А., Demyanov, V., Kabalevskiy, S., Kanevskaya, E., Kiselev, V., Koptelova, N., Linge, I. I., Martynenko, E., et al. (1996) · IRIS

Soil pollution: Diagnosis, assessment techniques and support for policy development

Védy, J.-C., & Robert, M. (1998) · HAL

Large-scale mapping of soil and groundwater pollution to quantify pollution spreading

Walraevens, K., Coetsiers, M., & Martens, K. (2005) · Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) · Cited by 1 · see citing works