Soil Components and Human Health

Description

This volume highlights important links existing between soils and human health which up to now are not fully realized by the public. Soil materials may have deleterious, beneficial or no impacts on human health; therefore, understanding the complex relationships between diverse soil materials and human health will encourage creative cooperation between soil and environmental sciences and medicine. The topics covered in this book will be of immense value to a wide range of readers, including soil scientists, medical scientists and practitioners, nursing scientists and staff, toxicologists, ecologists, agronomists, geologists, geochemists, public health professionals, planners and several others. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxiii Soil Quality and Human Health (Rolf Nieder, Dinesh K. Benbi, Franz X. Reichl)....Pages 1-34 Medicinal Uses of Soil Components, Geophagia and Podoconiosis (Rolf Nieder, Dinesh K. Benbi, Franz X. Reichl)....Pages 35-97 Soil-Borne Particles and Their Impact on Environment and Human Health (Rolf Nieder, Dinesh K. Benbi, Franz X. Reichl)....Pages 99-177 Soil-Borne Gases and Their Influence on Environment and Human Health (Rolf Nieder, Dinesh K. Benbi, Franz X. Reichl)....Pages 179-221 Reactive Water-Soluble Forms of Nitrogen and Phosphorus and Their Impacts on Environment and Human Health (Rolf Nieder, Dinesh K. Benbi, Franz X. Reichl)....Pages 223-255 Macro- and Secondary Elements and Their Role in Human Health (Rolf Nieder, Dinesh K. Benbi, Franz X. Reichl)....Pages 257-315 Microelements and Their Role in Human Health (Rolf Nieder, Dinesh K. Benbi, Franz X. Reichl)....Pages 317-374 Role of Potentially Toxic Elements in Soils (Rolf Nieder, Dinesh K. Benbi, Franz X. Reichl)....Pages 375-450 Health Risks Associated with Radionuclides in Soil Materials (Rolf Nieder, Dinesh K. Benbi, Franz X. Reichl)....Pages 451-501 Health Risks Associated with Pesticides in Soils (Rolf Nieder, Dinesh K. Benbi, Franz X. Reichl)....Pages 503-573 Health Risks Associated with Organic Pollutants in Soils (Rolf Nieder, Dinesh K. Benbi, Franz X. Reichl)....Pages 575-657 Occurrence and Fate of Human and Veterinary Medicinal Products (Rolf Nieder, Dinesh K. Benbi, Franz X. Reichl)....Pages 659-721 Soil as a Transmitter of Human Pathogens (Rolf Nieder, Dinesh K. Benbi, Franz X. Reichl)....Pages 723-827 Soil as an Environmental Reservoir of Prion Diseases (Rolf Nieder, Dinesh K. Benbi, Franz X. Reichl)....Pages 829-863 Back Matter ....Pages 865-886