Soil Arsenic in Miami-Dade County

Yuncong Li , Ashley Smyth, Jonathan Crane, , and

Release Date: 3/7/2021

Reviewed At: 2/6/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ss696-2021

Water Resources

Abstract

This factsheet provides information about soil arsenic (As) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, including basics, background concentrations, cleanup guidelines of soil As, and bioavailability of soil As related to plant and human health. It was written for Extension agents, environmental professionals, representatives of governmental regulatory agencies, land managers, researchers, landowners, and anyone concerned about soil arsenic in Miami-Dade County.

About this Publication

This document is SL483, one of a series of the Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date March 2021. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Li, Y., Smyth, A., Crane, J., Teaf, C., & Liu, G. (2021). Soil Arsenic in Miami-Dade County. EDIS, 2021(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ss696-2021

Authors

Yuncong Li

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Specialist

University of Florida

professor, soil and water quality, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL

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Ashley Smyth

Specialist

University of Florida

associate professor, biogeochemistry, Ph.D., Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center

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Jonathan Crane

Specialist

University of Florida

professor emeritus, tropical fruit crop specialist, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL

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Christopher Teaf

director, Toxicology and Human Health Risk Assessment, Institute for Science & Public Affairs, Florida State University, and president and director of toxicology, Hazardous Substance & Waste Management Research, Inc. (HSWMR)

Guangliang Liu

research specialist, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida International University

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