Preface.- Acknowledgements.- List of contributors.- Detoxification of Polluted Soils by Heavy Metals and Acid Precipitations; H. Tchuldjian.- Contamination of Soils by Waste Deposits; E. Chirila, C. Dragichi.- Health-ecological Investigation of Soil Pollution with Heavy Metals and Arsenic in a Metallurgical and Ore Output Region; A. Spasov et al.- Quantitative Health Risk Assessment of Hydrocarbon Contamination at Former Inner Town Bus Depot (Case Study); G. Dura et al.- Extraction with EDTA to Assess the Global Risk Presented by Heavy Metals (Cd, Ni, Pb) in Soils and Sediments; M. Kedziorek, A. Bourg.- The Impact of Soil Pollutants on Soil Microbial Activity; R. Donkova, N. Kaloyanova.- Assessment of Inorganic Priority Pollutants in Contaminated Soils. Harmonization of Analytical Protocols for Heavy Metal Extraction. Analytical Speciation ; R. Rubio, J. Fermin Lopez-Sanchez.- PCBs Content in Topsoils around the Metallurgical Plant Kremikovtsi; A. Dimitrova.- New Bulgarian Soil Pollution Standards; I. Atanassov.- Studies about Remediation of Contaminated Soils with Toxic Metals; E. Chirila, I.P. Carazeanu.- Assessment of the POP's Issues in the Republic of Moldova; A. Cojocaru, A. Tarita.- The Problem of Soil Pollution in Russia and Associated Health Problems; A. Chernih, D. Solodoukhina.- Present state, Risk Assessment and Treatment Options for the Conversion of Liquid Ballistic Missile Propellants in Azerbaijan Republic; A. Efendiev, E. Mammadov.- Using Lepidium as a test of phytotoxicity from lead/zinc spoils and soil conditioners; B. Janecka, K. Fijalkowski.- Hydrogeophysical Techniques for Soil Pollution Characterization and Monitoring: Ground-penetrating Radar; S. Lambot et al.- Geochemical Assessment of Reclaimed Lands in the Mining Regions of Ukraine; M. Kharytonov.- Urban Soils Pollution in Belarus: Priority Pollutants and Levels; V. Khomich et al.- Identification of Pollutants in Soils around the Obsolete Pesticides Stocks in Ukraine; V.Lokhanska et al.- Design of New 'Ionic Liquids' for Liquid/Liquid Extraction of Persistent Toxic Substances; F. Macaev et al.- Land and Soil Resources in Armenia. State of the Art and Policy Measures; Y. Suvaryan.- Sorption-Desorption Tests to Characterize Soils Contaminated by Heavy Metals: Implications for Risk Assessment; M. Vidal, A. Ricol.- Soil-Plant Transfer of Organic Chemicals and Derivation of Trigger Values; K. Terytze et al.- A Single Chemical Extraction Scheme for the Simultaneous Evaluation of the Potential Mobility of a Metalloid (As) and Metallic Elements (Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn) in Contaminated Soils and Mine Wastes; M. Angelica et al.- Numerical Models for Prediction of Flow and Transport in Soil at the Field Scale; M. Javaux, M. Vanclooster.- Diminishing of Human Exposure from Active Lead and Zinc Mining Dumps; R. Kucharski.- Soil Remediation Scenarios for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil; A. Sas-Nowosielska et al.- Degradation of Soil in Kazakhstan: Problems and Challenges; N. Almaganbetov, V. Grigoruk.- Ecological Screening and Mapping of Heavy Metal Pollution of Soils by Laser Mass Spectrometry; L. Simeonov, B. Simeonova.- Analytical techniques and bioindicators in environmental control: honeybees, mussels, bioluminescent bacteria. Rapid immunoassays for pesticide detection; S. Girotti et al.- Accumulation and Transformation Processes of Pollutants in Soil; G. Coman et al.- Laser Mass Analyser in the Configuration of a Multi-purpose Transportable Mass Spectrometric System for Express Environmental Analysis. Applicability and Analytical Limitations; L. Simeonov, B. Simeonova. Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils by Hydrocarbons Degrading Bacteria and Decontamination Control; S. Girotti et al.- Application of Capillary Electrophorsis for Soil Monitoring; C. Draghici et al.- Subject Index.-