Agricultural Soils and Heavy Metals, a Toxic Relationship that can be Remedied

Authors

  • Luis Antonio Loyde de la Cruz Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Zacatenco, Alcaldía Gustavo A. Madero, Ciudad de México, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2958-4882
  • Blanca González Méndez Instituto de Geología, Estación Regional del Noroeste, CONACyT-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Hermosillo, Sonora, México https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9601-5906
  • Ana Martha Cruz Avalos Departamento de Agronomía, División de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad de Guanajuato, Irapuato, Guanajuato, México https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3950-4241
  • Rene Loredo Portales Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales, División de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad de Guanajuato, Irapuato, Guanajuato, México https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0493-4532

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36790/epistemus.v16i33.228

Keywords:

Agricultural soils, Heavy metals, Remediation

Abstract

Soil is an essential component of our planet, mainly because it participates in various processes that make life possible in Earth. One of the most important roles is to provide food, due to more than 95% of the world's food production depend on the soil. However, soil contamination is a constant threat, since soils are not considered as a renewable resource; therefore, it is necessary to remedy them. Heavy metals are a frequent contaminant that endangers the natural balance of soil processes and constitutes a threat to human health. In this regard, there are remediation techniques that seek to remove and immobilize them. Some of these techniques are the biological and physicochemical ones, which use plants (phytoremediation), and others use thermal treatments (thermal desorption), respectively.

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Author Biographies

Luis Antonio Loyde de la Cruz, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Zacatenco, Alcaldía Gustavo A. Madero, Ciudad de México, México.

Environmental Systems Engineering student at the of the National School of Biological Sciences, Adolfo López Mateos Professional Unit, National Polytechnic Institute.

Blanca González Méndez, Instituto de Geología, Estación Regional del Noroeste, CONACyT-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Hermosillo, Sonora, México

Doctor in Earth Sciences, Conacyt-Professor assigned to the Northwest Regional Station, Institute of Geology, of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

Ana Martha Cruz Avalos, Departamento de Agronomía, División de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad de Guanajuato, Irapuato, Guanajuato, México

Biosciences PhD., Full-time Professor-Researcher, Department of Agronomy, Division of Life Sciences, University of Guanajuato

Rene Loredo Portales, Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales, División de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad de Guanajuato, Irapuato, Guanajuato, México

Chemistry PhD., Full-time professor-researcher, at the Department of Environmental Sciences,
Division of Life Sciences, of the University of Guanajuato

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Published

2022-12-07

How to Cite

Loyde de la Cruz, L. A., González Méndez, B., Cruz Avalos, A. M., & Loredo Portales, R. (2022). Agricultural Soils and Heavy Metals, a Toxic Relationship that can be Remedied. EPISTEMUS, 16(33), 93–98. https://doi.org/10.36790/epistemus.v16i33.228

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