TY  - JOUR
A1  - Keesstra, Saskia Deborah
A1  - Geissen, Violetta
A1  - Mosse, K.
A1  - Piiranen, S.
A1  - Scudiero, E.
A1  - Leistra, M.
A1  - van Schaik, Loes
T1  - Soil as a filter for groundwater quality
JF  - Current opinion in environmental sustainability
N2  - The filtering function of soil is an important ecosystem service for groundwater and surface water protection. The efficiency of soils as a filter depends on the behaviour of pollutants in the soil and the hydrological transport processes. This paper aims to identify knowledge gaps in processes influencing pollutant behaviour in soils and their potential transport to groundwater. Currently most soil-filter function research is approached from two disciplines, one originating from agronomical/environmental sciences; one from more fundamental hydrological process research. Combining insights and approaches from both disciplines through collaboration could lead to better understanding of this complex system and enhance assessments of management strategy changes, both over the long term as well as in different climatic settings.
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2012.10.007
SN  - 1877-3435
SN  - 1877-3443
VL  - 4
IS  - 5
SP  - 507
EP  - 516
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Oxford
ER  -