Urban soil resources of medium-sized cities in Poland: a comparative case study of Toruń and Zielona Góra

Piotr Hulisz1, Przemysław Charzyński1, Andrzej Greinert2
1Faculty of Earth Sciences, Department of Soil Science and Landscape Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Lwowska St. 1, 87-100, Toruń, Poland
2Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering, Department of Land Protection and Reclamation, University of Zielona Góra, Prof. Z. Szafrana St. 15, 65-516, Zielona Góra, Poland

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