I. Overall Concepts of Soil Quality, Sustainable Development and Environmental Security; Synopsis and Overview.- Soil, Sustainability and Security; the Importance of Ecosystem Integrity.- Soil Quality in Relation to the Concepts of Multifunctionality and Sustainable Development.- II. Soil Quality Studies in Central and Eastern European Countries; Synopsis and Overview.- The Heavy Metals and Sulphur Status of Agricultural Soils in Poland.- Organic Contaminants in Agricultural Soils in Central and East European Countries as Compared to West European Countries; Example of PAHs.- Quality and Contamination of Agricultural Soils in Hungary as Indicated by Environmental Monitoring and Risk Assessment.- Contamination and Degradation of Soils in the Czech Republic - Contemporary and Future State.- The Present Status of the Soil Environment in Russia.- III. Studies Emphasizing some Western Examples of Management Practices and Strategies Relating to Agricultural Sustainability and Environmental Security; Synopsis and Overview.- Agro-Environmental Aspects of Land Disposal of Industrial Wastes.- Long-Term Field Experiments and Implications for Soil Quality Assessment with Respect to Organic Contaminants; The Significance of Sewage Sludge Applied to Agricultural Land.- Organic Farming on Large Farms with Special Reference to Eastern Germany; Management strategies, environmental effects and economic aspects.- Minimum Tillage Technology as an Alternative to Traditional Systems: Environmental Implications and their Relevance to Poland and other CEES.- Soil Physical Quality and The Effects of Management.- Herbicide Management to Maintain Environmental Quality; Lessons to be Learned from North American Herbicide Management Practice.- Controlling Animal Waste Management in Denmark asRelated to Soil and Water Quality.- The use of Soil Data to Predict Environmental Sensitivity to Pollution.- IV. Management Practices Relating to Agricultural Sustainability and Environmental Security, Emphasizing Examples from Central and Eastern Europe; Synopsis and Overview.- Impact of Management Practices on Soil Quality in CEE Countries with Particular Reference to Poland.- Application of Sludges for Remediation of Contaminated Soil Environment.- Past, Present and Future Status of N-Fertilization Policies in Hungary.- Soil Tillage Systems Applied in Russia to Prevent Soil Erosion and Degradation.- A Mechanism for the Self-Regulation of Fertility in Ukrainian Chernozems.- Conservation and Non-Plough Systems of Crop Production in Ukraine with Increased Reproduction of Soil Fertility.- An Erosion Control System for Sustainable Land use in a Lithuanian Catchment.- Rehabilitation of Acid Soils by Liming and Longterm Manurial Treatment.- Interacting Effects of Liming, Fertilization and Plant Breeding in some Lithuanian Soils in Relation to Environmental Protection.- V. Socio-Economic Aspects of Agricultural Sustainability and Environmental Security in Central and East European Countries; Synopsis and Overview.- Appropriate Agricultural Policies to Sustain Agriculture in the Central and Eastern European Countries.- Future of Polish Agriculture: Possibilities and Problems.- Opportunities for Sustainable Agriculture in the CEECs with Particular Emphasis on Poland.- Assessments of Environmental Policy Measures: A Farm Approach.- VI. Conclusions and Recommendations.- List of Workshop Participants.- Coloured Plates.
