Dangerous lead contamination continues to plague the soil of urban centers, particularly in high-traffic, older neighborhoods where particles and airborne dust from leaded gasoline and lead paint ...

Urban soils often contain chemical contaminants, such as heavy metals or trace amounts of antibiotics, along with higher levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. New research from the University ...

“Unfortunately, land management linked to urbanization, surface sealing ... Finnish study of children in urban daycare showed that introducing plants and soil into daycare yards enhanced ...

There is also some trouble here with excess phosphorus in soils, and "sealing" of soils by urban development. According to the EU Soil Observatory, soil damage is worst in areas such as Belgium ...