Chemical Pollutants as a Factor of Soil-Subsurface Irreversible Transformation: An Introductory Discussion.- Soil-Subsurface Interrelated Matrix.- Properties and Behavior of Selected Inorganic and Organometallic Contaminants.- On the Retention and Transformation of Contaminants in Soil and the Subsurface.- Irreversible Alteration of Soil-Subsurface Matrix Induced by Contaminant Exchange Processes.- Irreversible Alteration of Soil-Subsurface Matrix Induced by Contaminant Binding.- Contaminant-Induced Irreversible Changes in Properties of the Soil-Subsurface Regime.