Abstract: Although research on the connotation,goal,content and effect of sponge city is a current topical research area in China,there is lack of investigations on possible adverse effects to sponge city. In recent years,the facilities of rainfall runoff concentrated infiltration have been widely used in the construction of sponge city,however studies have not focused on the influence and risk of concentrated infiltration,a factor which is not conducive to the healthy development and construction of sponge cities in China. Therefore,this study examines the difference between concentrated infiltration and traditional infiltration,and reviews the progress and deficiency of investigations in China and beyond on the influence of concentrated infiltration on soil pollution,groundwater volume and quality. The numerical simulation of the effects of concentrated infiltration on soil and groundwater,and the cumulative effect of pollutants and their risk assessment are also examined. We suggest that future studies should examine the following four aspects:① The risk of soil pollution and its influence factors;② The cumulative effect of rainfall runoff concentrated infiltration on soil pollution;③ The prediction of groundwater pollution risk;and ④ Measures to reduce the risk of groundwater pollution.