Preliminary Pages

List of contributors

All names listed here are presented in alphabetic order.

General coordination: Ronald Vargas Rojas (FAO-GSP)

Managing Editor: Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio (FAO-GSP)

Authors:

Chapter 1. Setting the scene

Lead authors: Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio (GSP-FAO), Abdelkader Bensada (UNEP), and Ronald Vargas (GSP-FAO)

Chapter 2. Main soil contaminants and their fate in the soil environment

Lead authors: Bernd M. Bussian (GSP-FAO), Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio (GSP-FAO), and Susan C. Wilson (Australia)

Contributing authors: Andrea Ceci (Italy), Carolina Parelho (Portugal), Dmytro Semenov (Ukraine), Mojtaba Yahyaabadi (Iran (Islamic Republic of))

Chapter 3. Sources of soil pollution

Lead authors: Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio (GSP-FAO) and Marilena Ronzan (GSP-FAO)

Chapter 4. Environmental, health and socio-economic impacts of soil pollution

Lead author: Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio (GSP-FAO)

Chapter 5. Global status and trends of soil pollution

Lead authors: Bernd M. Bussian (GSP-FAO), Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio (GSP-FAO), and Hugo Bourhis (GSP-FAO)

Chapter 6. Status of soil pollution in Asia and the Pacific

Lead authors: Ravi Naidu (Australia) and Bhabananda Biswas (Australia)

Contributing authors: Zueng-Sang Chen (Taiwan), Luchun Duan (Mainland China), Joytishna Jit (Pacific Island countries), Jeonggwan Kim and Kihwan Lee (The Republic of Korea), Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman (Bangladesh), Tanapon Phenrat (Thailand and Myanmar), Nabeel Khan Niazi (Pakistan), and M.A. Ayanka Wijayawardena (Sri Lanka).

Acknowledgements: Some contents have been provided and revised by Muhammad Shahid (Pakistan), Natasha (Pakistan), Duangporn Kantachote (Thailand), Peerapat Kosolsaksakul (Thailand) and Oramas Suttinun (Thailand).

Chapter 7. Status of soil pollution in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia

Lead author: Valentina Pidlisnyuk (Czech Republic)

Contributing authors: Tatyana Stefanovska (Ukraine), Asil Nurzhanova (Kazakhstan)

Acknowledgements: Michail Kalinin (Belarus)

Chapter 8. Status of soil pollution in Europe

Lead authors: Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio (GSP-FAO) and Marilena Ronzan (GSP-FAO)

Chapter 9. Status of soil pollution in Latin America and the Caribbean

Lead author: Rosalina González Forero (Colombia)

Acknowledgements: Valentina Barragan (Colombia), Daniela Serna (Colombia), Nathaly Castillo (Colombia), Yeferson Mendez (Colombia), Smith Ortega (Colombia), Olegario Muñiz Ugarte (Cuba), Clístenes Williams Araújo do Nascimento (Brazil)

Chapter 10. Status of soil pollution in Near East and North Africa

Lead author: Talal Darwish (Lebanon)

Chapter 11. Status of soil pollution in North America

Lead authors: Geoffrey Siemering (United States of America), Natalie Feisthauer (Canada) and Marilena Ronzan (GSP-FAO)

Chapter 12. Status of soil pollution in sub-Saharan Africa

Lead author: Mariné Blaauw (South Africa)

Acknowledgements: Andrew McCartor (United States of America), Brandon McGugan (South Africa), Chung Tran (UNIDO)

Chapter 13. Actions to tackle soil pollution

Lead author: Richard Thompson (FAO-GSP)

Contributing authors: Diego Arán (Spain), Pilar Bernal (Spain), Bhabananda Biswas (Australia), Andrea Ceci (Italy), Giada Migliore (Italy), Ravi Naidu (Australia), Erika Santos (Portugal), Pavlos Tyrologou (Greece), Donato Visconti (Italy), Susan C. Wilson (Australia), Mojtaba Yahyaabadi (Iran (Islamic Republic of))

Case studies (Company and place of intervention): Terratherm/Cascade (United States of America, Viet Nam), EDL (New Zealand, Viet Nam), Regenesis (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Italy), B&A (Italy), Ambiente (Italy), Nuo (Italy), Mares Q8 (Italy), BAW (Italy), Teseco (Italy), PeroxyChem (Italy), TopNetwork (Italy), Haemers Technologies (Italy, France, West Africa), Veolia GRS Valtech (France, Morocco, Italy, Serbia, Switzerland), Veolia Kruger (Denmark), Veolia MPPE (Germany), Green Soil (Belgium), Bio2X/Fortum (India).

Chapter 14. Conclusions and way forward

Lead authors: Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio (GSP-FAO), and Ronald Vargas (GSP-FAO)

Editorial Board:

ITPS: Rafla Attia (Tunisia), Megan Balks (New Zealand), Samuel Francke-Campaña (Chile), Ellen Graber (Israel), Edmon Hien (Burkina Faso), Jin Ke (China), Generose Nziguheba (Burundi), Ashok Patra (India), Gary Pierzynski (United States of America), Peter de Ruiter (The Netherlands)

Representatives of Regional Soil Partnership: Clístenes Williams Araújo Do Nascimento (LAC, Brazil), Victor Chude (AfSP, Nigeria), Samuel M. Contreras (ASP, Philippines), Sadeq Jaafar Hasan Dwenee (NENA, Iraq), Olegario Muniz Ugarte (LAC, Cuba), Iman Sahib Salman (NENA, Iraq), Yiyi Sulaeman (ASP, Indonesia), Mari Vargas (LAC, Venezuela), Piotr Wojda (ESP, European Union)

Representatives of UN Agencies: Abdelkader Bensada (UNEP), Eva Kohlschmid (FAO), Marco Martuzzi (WHO), Jin Xu (FAO)

External reviewers: Lucia Buvé (NICOLE, Belgium), Natalie Feisthauer (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada), Drew McCartor (Pure Earth, United States of America), Matthew Taylor (Waikato Regional Council, New Zealand), Nicholas Tymko (NICOLE, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Pavlos Tyrologou (European Federation of Geologists (Belgium), Jeyanny Vijayanathan (Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Malaysia), Roland Weber (POPs Environmental Consulting, Germany)

Edition and publication

Dan Pennock

Lea Pennock

Richard Thompson

Isabelle Verbeke (FAO-GSP)

Magdeline Camille Vlasimsky (FAO-GSP)

Bofei Li (FAO-GSP)

Art direction

Matteo Sala (FAO-GSP)