Soil contamination

Bioremediation is a waste management technique that involves the use of organisms to remove or neutralize pollutants from a contaminated site.

Soil contamination or soil pollution as part of land degradation is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment.

Benzene is an important organic chemical compound with the chemical formula C6H6.

Methyl tert-butyl ether (also known as MTBE and tert-butyl methyl ether) is an organic compound with molecular formula (CH3)3COCH3.

A solvent (from the Latin solvō, "I loosen, untie, I solve") is a substance that dissolves a solute (a chemically distinct liquid, solid or gas), resulting in a solution.

Xylene (from Greek ξύλο, xylo, "wood"), xylol or dimethylbenzene is any one of three isomers of dimethylbenzene, or a combination thereof.

Herbicide(s), also commonly known as weedkillers, are chemical substances used to control unwanted plants.

The chemical compound trichloroethylene (C2HCl3) is a halocarbon commonly used as an industrial solvent.

Phytoremediation (from Ancient Greek φυτο (phyto), meaning "plant", and Latin remedium, meaning "restoring balance") refers to the technologies that use living plants to clean up soil, air, and water contaminated with hazardous chemicals.

The Circle of Poison (COP) refers to the export of domestically banned pesticides for use on foods elsewhere, some of which returns by way of import.

Pesticide residue refers to the pesticides that may remain on or in food after they are applied to food crops.

Radon (/ˈreɪdɒn/) is a radioactive, colorless, odorless, tasteless noble gas, occurring naturally as the decay product of radium.

Chlorinated paraffins (CPs) are complex mixtures of polychlorinated n-alkanes.

Uranium in the environment refers to the science of the sources, environmental behaviour, and effects of uranium on humans and other animals.

War sand is sand contaminated by remains of projectiles used in war.

The triangle of death (Italian: Triangolo della morte) is an area in the Italian province of Campania comprising the municipalities of Acerra, Nola and Marigliano.