
Soils and Human Health
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"These two editors provide an ideal mix of interests and expertise to explore this topic. They have recruited an outstanding group of authors ... The book that resulted from their efforts is an introductory text that is easily readable. ... Most chapters are highly referenced so that readers can go to original papers to obtain more in-depth information. ... Overall, I enjoyed reading Soils and Human Health. It would be an excellent textbook for an elective course. The CD that includes all of the figures in color .tif files is a nice touch. I also recommend this book for the more casual reader interesting in learning more about how and why soils, and how we manage them, are important in maintaining human health in both developed and underdeveloped places in the world."-Warren A. Dick, School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, Journal of Environmental Quality, 2013
"Soils and Human Health provides a broad international background on the various geochemical, microbiological, viral, and compositional characteristics of soils and how these components impact individual and community health. This book serves as an excellent introduction to the literature for advanced students and professionals. ... The editors have clearly attempted to organize and introduce these topics in a logical way, and have largely succeeded in pulling together a valuable introduction to the issues of soils and human health that also includes excellent resources for those wishing to further explore certain topics."
-Gabriel M. Filippelli, Dep. of Earth Sciences, Center for Urban Health, Indiana University-Purdue University, Soil Science Society of America Journal, 77:1876, 2013
"... 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
"Why do soils matter? The current buzzwords for soils as a natural resource are (soil) quality and (soil) health. This book provides an interesting introductory perspective on both topics, although it tends to use them interchangeably. The central premise is that soils form an integral link in a holistic view of human health that includes physical, mental, and social dimensions. In general, Brevik and Burgess (both, Dickinson State Univ.) succeed in their task. ...the work clearly illustrates the potential for transdisciplinary opportunities in the study of soils and the environment. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through graduate students; general readers."
-M S. Coyne, University of Kentucky, in CHOICE
"This timely effort provides thought-provoking reading ... should inspire new insights and stimulate original collaborative thinking among scientists in a wide variety of fields about the global consequences of human interaction with our soils."
-Journal of Agricultural & Food Information, July 2013
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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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