Soils And Human Health Eric Charles Brevik Lynn C Burgess by Eric Charles Brevik; Lynn C Burgess 9781439844557, 1439844550 instant download after payment.

Despite the connections between soils and human health, there has not been a great amount of attention focused on this area when compared to many other fields of scientific and medical study. Soils and Human Health brings together authors from diverse fields with an interest in soils and human health, including soil science, geology, geography, biology, and anthropology to investigate this issue from a number of perspectives. The book includes a soil science primer chapter for readers from other fields, and discusses the ways the soil science community can contribute to improving our understan. Read more... Content: Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Reviewers; Chapter 1 -- An Introduction to Soil Science Basics; Chapter 2 -- Soils and Human Health: An Overview; Chapter 3 -- Soil, Heavy Metals, and Human Health; Chapter 4 -- Organic Pollutants in Soil; Chapter 5 -- Human Disease from Introduced and Resident Soilborne Pathogens; Chapter 6 -- Radioactive Elements in Soil: Interactions, Health Risks, Remediation, and Monitoring; Chapter 7 -- Soil's Influence on Water Quality and Human Health; Chapter 8 -- Geophagy: An Anthropological Perspective. Chapter 9 -- Soil Minerals, Organisms, and Human Health: Medicinal Uses of Soils and Soil MaterialsChapter 10 -- Soils, Human Health, and Wealth: A Complicated Relationship; Chapter 11 -- Human Contact with Plants and Soils for Health and Well-Being; Chapter 12 -- Organic Farming: Impacts on Soil, Food, and Human Health; Chapter 13 -- Addressing Soil Impacts on Public Health: Issues and Recommendations; Chapter 14 -- Soils and Food Security; Chapter 15 -- Soils, Climate, and Human Adaptability: Review of History in the Holocene; Chapter 16 -- Climate Change, Soils, and Human Health; Back Cover. Abstract: Despite the connections between soils and human health, there has not been a great amount of attention focused on this area when compared to many other fields of scientific and medical study. Soils and Human Health brings together authors from diverse fields with an interest in soils and human health, including soil science, geology, geography, biology, and anthropology to investigate this issue from a number of perspectives. The book includes a soil science primer chapter for readers from other fields, and discusses the ways the soil science community can contribute to improving our understan