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, bio

chapter 1|26 pages

- An Introduction to Soil Science Basics

chapter 2|30 pages

- Soils and Human Health: An Overview

chapter 3|24 pages

- Soil, Heavy Metals, and Human Health

chapter 4|24 pages

- Organic Pollutants in Soil

chapter 8|20 pages

- Geophagy: An Anthropological Perspective

chapter 14|24 pages

- Soils and Food Security

chapter 16|40 pages

- Climate Change, Soils, and Human Health