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In the 45-year period of 1930–1975, the global human population has increased by approximately 2 billion, rising to 4 billion. A further population increase of 2 billion occurred in the 25-year interval 1975–2000 and population is expected to reach 8 billion by 2020. Population growth and the resultant development of large high-density urban populations, together with parallel global industrialization, have placed major pressures on our environment, potentially threatening environmental sus-tainability. This has resulted in the buildup of chemical and biological contaminants throughout the biosphere, but most notably in soils and sediments.
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Ward, O.P., Singh, A. (2004). Soil Bioremediation and Phytoremediation — An Overview. In: Singh, A., Ward, O.P. (eds) Applied Bioremediation and Phytoremediation. Soil Biology, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05794-0_1
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