Soil contamination

Surface runoff (also known as overland flow) is the flow of water that occurs when excess stormwater, meltwater, or other sources flows over the Earth's surface.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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