Abstract
In a highly complicated system of different phases, such as soil subsurface, penetrating substances will go through a myriad of chemical, physical, and biological processes that will determine their fate, besides controlling the degree of their toxicity to the environment. Such subsurface processes are broadly classified into the following groups:
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Physical processes (processes related to chemical mobility)
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Chemical processes
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Biological processes
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Mirsal, I.A. (2004). Pollutants’ alteration, transformation, and initiation of chemical changes within the soil. In: Soil Pollution. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05400-0_9
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