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Author: Eric C. Brevik , Lynn C. Burgess
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint: CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.884kg
ISBN: 9781439844540
ISBN 10: 1439844542
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 12 December 2012
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By: 9780367551162
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print 
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Table of Contents
Topic Overview: An Introduction to Soil Science Basics. Soils and Human Health: An Overview. Human Health as It Relates to Materials Found in Soil: Soil, Heavy Metals, and Human Health. Organic Pollutants in Soil. Human Disease from Introduced and Resident Soilborne Pathogens. Radioactive Elements in Soil: Interactions, Health Risks, Remediation, and Monitoring. Soil’s Influence on Water Quality and Human Health. Human Use of and Interactions with Soil: Geophagy: An Anthropological Perspective. Soil Minerals, Organisms, and Human Health: Medicinal Uses of Soils and Soil Materials. Soils, Human Health, and Wealth: A Complicated Relationship. Human Contact with Plants and Soils for Health and Well-Being. Organic Farming: Impacts on Soil, Food, and Human Health. Addressing Soil Impacts on Public Health: Issues and Recommendations. Food Security and Climate Change: Soils and Food Security. Soils, Climate, and Human Adaptability: Review of History in the Holocene. Climate Change, Soils, and Human Health.
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... covers a wide range of topics ... using an accessible, although technical, language that is understandable by professionals across multiple disciplines. ... The editors guide the authors of this comprehensive and inter-disciplinary work throughout a communicative and cooperative product, extremely rich in figures, tables and several case studies. ... It guides both students and scientists to understand the physical, chemical and biological complexity of different issues throughout the book. -Teodoro Miano, Professor of Soil Chemistry, University of Bari, Italy
Author Information
Eric Brevik, PhD, is Associate Professor of Geology and Soils at Dickinson State University in North Dakota, USA. Lynn C. Burgess, PhD, is Associate Professor of Biology, and Director of the Environmental Health Program at Dickinson State University in North Dakota, USA.
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