GIS in environmental contamination

GIS in environmental contamination is the use of GIS software to map and analyze contaminants on Earth, including soil contamination, water pollution, and air pollution. Various GIS methods are used to conduct spatial analysis of pollutants to, identify, monitor, and assess them. GIS can use other technologies to advance their process of analysis, including remote sensing, LIDAR, GeoAI, and WebGIS. One method includes spatial interpolation, which allows for a more efficient approach to remediation and monitoring of soil and water contaminants. Contamination by metals and other contaminants has become a significant environmental problem after industrialization across many parts of the world. As a result, environmental agencies are placed in charge of remediating, monitoring, and mitigating the soil contamination sites. GIS is used to monitor sites for metal contaminants on Earth to identify high-risk sites where remediation and monitoring are needed.

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