For a given environment, the impact of such contamination, measured by the magnitude of the contamination, the irreversibility of the damage and the extent of the affected surface, depends on the element and the way in which it reached the soil.
For a given environment, the impact of such contamination, measuredby the magnitude of the contamination, the irreversibility of thedamage and the extent of the affected surface, depends on the elementand the way in which it reached the soil.