Demonstrates how attenuation processes can significantly impact strategies for soil remediation. This work focuses on analytical techniques for measuring the attenuation of trace elements. It analyzes the processes that occur in the natural attenuation of contaminants and nutrients, including diffusion, fixation and biological and redox processes.

Offering a concise, well-rounded perspective from pioneers in the field, Natural Attenuation of Trace Element Availability in Soils demonstrates how attenuation processes can significantly impact strategies for soil remediation and serve as a basis for environmental regulations. The first chapters focus on analytical techniques for measuring the attenuation of trace elements. The following chapters analyze the processes that occur in the natural attenuation of contaminants and nutrients, including diffusion, fixation, and biological and redox processes. The remaining chapters consider the impact and implications of these processes in terms of risk assessment, remediation of inorganic contaminants, and bioavailability of essential nutrients.