Application and outlook of alien earth soil-improving technology in arsenic-contaminated soil remediation

Arsenic is a metalloid element with severe toxicity that poses a huge threat to human health. Arsenic-contaminated soils and the remediation of these soils have drawn widespread concerns from governments and the scientific community. There has been a growing interest in alien earth soil-improving technology in recent years, evident in the more frequent use of this technology in the remediation of contaminated soils that has so far proven to be one of the most effective methods. Based on the sources and toxicity of arsenic soils, a systematic review was conducted on the application of alien earth soil-improving technology in remediating arsenic- contaminated soils. The effectiveness of the physical, chemical and biological remediation techniques in arsenic-contaminated soils was also compared. In terms of serious arsenic pollution in some cultivated lands in China, alien earth soil-improving technology was noted to be an effective and practical method of restoration of contaminated soils. Based on this finding, further in-depth researches on the application and outlook of alien earth soil-improving technology in remediating arsenic-contaminated soils were proposed.