1. Background and challenges
1.1 The importance of preserving soil, a non-renewable resource
Soils provide numerous benefits to mankind, grouped together under the term "ecosystem services". These include regulating services (biodiversity, water flow and quality, air quality, local and global climate, biogeochemical cycles), supplying services (food and non-food crops, building materials, drinking water) and cultural services (parks, forests, archaeology, tourism)
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Applications
Bibliography
- (1) - MOREL (J.L.), CHENU (C.), LORENZ (K.) - Ecosystem services provided by soils of urban, industrial, traffic, mining, and military areas (SUITMAS). - J. Soils Sediments, 15, p. 1659-1666 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-014-0926-0 ...
Standards and norms
- Growing media – Designations, specifications, marking. AFNOR. - NF U 44-551/A4 - 2009
Regulations
Code de l'environnement, Livre V: Prévention des pollutions, des risques et des nuisances (articles L. 501-1 to L. 597-46).
Law no. 2021-1104 of August 22, 2021 to combat climate disruption and strengthen resilience to its effects. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000043956924...
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Documentation
European Commission, EUSO soil degradation dashboard (accessed August 19, 2024) : https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/esdacviewer/euso-dashboard/
Géorisques, Dossier expert sur les sites et sols potentiellement pollués (consulted on November 28, 2024) :
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