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Soil Web Page European Environment Agency
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| Resource Type: |
web links
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| Language(s): |
English
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| Producers or distributor |
European Environment Agency
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| Author / Producer Type: |
Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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European Union |
| Producer or distributor web link (root): |
http://www.eea.europa.eu
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Contaminated land overview
Contaminated land-->maps
Contaminated land-->stats, registers, inventories etc
Soil-->Erosion
Soil-->Processes
Soil-->Soil Overview
Soil-->Soil quality
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| Short description: |
Soil underpins 90% of all human food, fiber, and fuel and is essential for water and ecosystem health. It is a global carbon sink; holding an important role in the potential slowing of climate change. Soil conserves the remains of our past, it is a reservoir for genes and is an important element of our cultural heritage, through the maintenance of landscapes and biodiversity. Nevertheless, soil is being exploited and irreversibly lost and degraded as a result of conflicting demands from most economic sectors
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| Long description: |
Subtopics:
Contamination from local sources
Soil and climate change
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 03/09/2012
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