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Soil and Ground Water Quality Indicators

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Environmental Impact Assessment

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Quality standards are used in The Netherlands to evaluate whether soil and ground water have been contaminated and whether this is serious. These standards are based on either total content (soil) or solution concentrations (ground water). We show that neither choice is adequate for assessing the hazard of contamination. Alternatives and the associated complications are mentioned.

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  1. Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 6700 EC

    S. E. A. T. M. van der Zee & F. A. M. de Haan

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    A. G. Colombo

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van der Zee, S.E.A.T.M., de Haan, F.A.M. (1992). Soil and Ground Water Quality Indicators. In: Colombo, A.G. (eds) Environmental Impact Assessment. Eurocourses, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2528-4_13

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