Urgent measures to control the global problem of soil pollution

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Evidence profile

Sourced from the stated research gap and stated challenges and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2024 and 2026, spanning 4 journals. Those papers have been cited 55 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 6 representative gaps

• Potentially toxic elements and their impact on minesoil biota: a pioneering chronosequence study at the Moatize coal mine in Mozambique (2026) · Frontiers in Soil Science · doi

  The study identifies a research gap in the understanding of the relationship between potentially toxic elements and soil fauna abundance in minesoils. The study highlights the lack of research on the impact of residual contamination of minesoils with potentially toxic elements on soil fauna abundance and diversity.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study identifies research gap understanding relationship between potentially
• Source identification and risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in surface soil of townships in the northwest Hebei region (2026) · PLoS ONE · doi

  Township-level assessments of PTE risks remain notably underrepresented. There is a need to systematically identify sources of contamination and assess their ecological and health risks. The study aims to fill this gap by investigating the source identification and risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in surface soil of townships in the northwest Hebei region.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: township-level assessments pte risks remain notably underrepresented there
• Source identification and risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in surface soil of townships in the northwest Hebei region (2026) · PLoS ONE · doi

  The study faces the challenge of accurately identifying the sources of potentially toxic elements in surface soil of townships in the northwest Hebei region. The study also faces the challenge of assessing the ecological and health risks posed by these elements. Another challenge is the need to establish a Sankey diagram of the relationship between potential toxic element content of soil and APCS-MLR source analysis model and probabilistic health risk.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study faces challenge accurately identifying sources potentially toxic
• Source analysis and distribution prediction of soil heavy metals in a typical area of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (2024) · Ecological Indicators · cited 30× · doi

  This approach is essential for elucidating the environmental drivers of soil HM pollution, predicting high-risk areas in regions with complex environmental conditions and limited data, and ensuring the safety and stability of agricultural production as well as the well-being of local residents.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: environmental well approach essential elucidating drivers soil pollution predicting high risk areas regions complex conditions
• Soil environmental background values of potentially toxic elements in Topsoil’s from Karst environments; the case of Peninsula of Yucatan Mexico (2026) · Scientific Reports · doi

  There is a need for urgent measures to control the global problem of soil pollution. The study identifies a gap in the knowledge of local background values of potentially toxic elements in the Yucatán Peninsula.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: there need urgent measures control global problem soil
• Advanced matter-element extension model and machine learning for source-specific probabilistic health risk assessment of heavy metals/metaloids in soil-rose systems in Kushui, Northwest China (2024) · Ecological Indicators · cited 25× · doi

  However, research focusing on accurate contamination assessment and precise source identification with source-specific probabilistic health risk in soil-rose systems, particularly in semi-arid regions, is scarce.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: source focusing accurate contamination assessment precise identification specific probabilistic health risk soil rose systems particularly

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