MONITORAMENTO, DIAGNÓSTICO E INDICADORES DA POLUIÇÃO DO SOLO: UMA REVISÃO BIBLIOGRÁFICA

Abstract

The term pollution goes far beyond just a concept that refers to a lack of care for the environment, as it encompasses several environmental factors that are interconnected to maintain life on the planet, based on the industrialization processes that transformed the world to the over the years, and as a result, with poor disposal of industrial waste, the accumulation of this waste was allowed to proliferate, due to human action, generating so-called environmental pollutants. Therefore, the objectives are: to describe the ways of monitoring and diagnosing soil pollution, identify indicators of this, evaluate effective measures for the recovery or prevention of this pollution. The present study is a narrative review, the following inclusion criteria were considered: articles available in full, published between 2010 and 2022; on the following websites: Google Scholar, Scielo and Scopus. And as exclusion criteria: articles that were not compatible with the object of study and articles not available with free access. Soil is a basic resource whose loss and degradation cannot be recovered in a single generation, soil pollution often cannot be visually perceived or directly assessed, becoming a hidden danger with serious consequences. Diagnosis and monitoring of soil pollution play fundamental roles in understanding and tackling this environmental problem, providing essential data for corrective and preventive interventions. Indicators, such as concentrations of chemical substances and changes in soil properties, play a crucial role in quantifying and qualifying contamination, allowing the evaluation of the effectiveness of the measures adopted and directing efforts to mitigate environmental impacts.