Soil sealing or soil surface sealing is the loss of soil resources due to the covering of land for housing, roads or other construction work.[1] Covering or replacing the topsoil with impervious materials like asphalt and cement as a result of urban development and infrastructure construction paired with compaction of the underlying soil layers results in the mostly irreversible loss of relevant soil ecosystem services.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Soil Sealing - European Commission". ESDAC. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  2. ^ Mills, Jane. "Soil sealing". Home. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  3. ^ Prokop, Gundula (2011). Overview of best practices for limiting soil sealing or mitigating its effects in EU-27 : final report. Luxembourg: Publications Office. ISBN 978-92-79-20669-6. OCLC 870622049.
  4. ^ Arrouays, D (2008). Environmental assessment of soil for monitoring (PDF). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. ISBN 978-92-79-09708-9. OCLC 1111244318.

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