Friday, 5 December, World Soil Day - Soil research plays a
crucial role in protecting our planet and ensuring a healthy living
environment. Arcadis leads the way in these developments, assisting
governmental bodies and industries worldwide with innovative
solutions. Clément Laurent, senior consultant Resilience at
Arcadis, delves beneath the surface and provides an overview of
developments in soil research.
The soil of our planet offers a treasure trove of essential
services. However, current efforts to protect it mainly focus on
the impact of soil contamination on human health and groundwater
quality by the most investigated pollutants: hydrocarbons,
chlorinated compounds, and metals. Other factors such as
radioactivity, erosion, fertility, stability, compaction, biomass,
the presence of invasive species or simply contaminants of emerging
concern often remain underemphasized.
