title: Soil remediation--an alternative to abate human exposure to heavy metals.
abstract: This paper addresses the issue of soil pollution in the context of historical background, and its implications for the human exposure to heavy metals. The importance of metal bioavailability is also stressed. Various approaches to the problem are described, including administrative and technical preventive measures.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas, Katowice, Poland. sas@jetu.katowice.pl
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kucharski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sas-Nowosielska
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*; D011044:Poland; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D012989:Soil Pollutants