Ecological risk assessment for land contaminated by petrochemical industry.

Contamination with harmful chemical substances, including organic compounds of the BTEX and PAH groups, constitutes one of the major threats to the functioning of soil habitat. Excessive contents of the above substances can exert adverse effects on soil organisms, reduce biodiversity, and thus deter...

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Main Authors: Barbara Gworek, Aneta Helena Baczewska-Dąbrowska, Radosław Kalinowski, Ewa Beata Górska, Hanna Rekosz-Burlaga, Dariusz Gozdowski, Izabella Olejniczak, Magdalena Graniewska, Wojciech Dmuchowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6181304?pdf=render