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Retrospective monitoring and inventory of soil contamination in relation to systematic monitoring

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Retrospective monitoring of soil contamination has been performed in the Czech Republic. This kind of monitoring is based on the comparison of the heavy metals content in soil samples taken during a systematic soil survey (1960–1970) and in samples taken at the present time. The anticipated high degree of soil pollution in the Czech Republic has not been proved. Most of the contaminated soils were found to be loaded just 20–35 years ago. Retrospective monitoring is considered to be an accelerating tool for determining the strategy of the systematic monitoring of soil contamination. This procedure stimulated the development of the multi-step system of soil loading limits.

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  1. Research Institute for Soil and Water Conservation, Prague, Czech Republic

    Eliška Podlešáková

  2. Department of Pedology and Geology, Agricultural University, Prague, Czech Republic

    Jan Němeček

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Podlešáková, E., Němeček, J. Retrospective monitoring and inventory of soil contamination in relation to systematic monitoring. Environ Monit Assess 34, 121–125 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00546023

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