The Soil We Use

 

References

This list includes all sources used to prepare the web pages of “The Soil We Use”.  Links available on the Web can be accessed directly by clicking on the desired source whereas peer reviewed sources are not publicly available and can be accessed via university libraries, paid subscriptions, or similar access.  Books and Related Sources can be borrowed from local libraries or purchased via retail venues.  


Links available on the Web:

Stockholm Convention:

Persistent Organic Pollutants (identifies pesticides in soil of top health concern)


ATSDR Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons Toxicological Profile (an overview of TPH in soil)


  1. Peer Reviewed Sources:

  2. •Porta, Miquel, Elisa Puigdomenech, Ferran Ballester, Javier Selva, Nuria Ribas-Fito, Sabrina Llop, and Tomas Lopez (2008).  Monitoring concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in the general population:  The international experience.   Environment International, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 546-561.  (an overview of organic pollutants in the human body coming from soil, water, and food sources).


  4. Books and Related Sources

  5. •Cornell, D.W. (2005)  Soil Contamination in Basic Concepts of Environmental Chemistry.  CRC Press, Chapter 17  (an overview of major soil contaminants and how they enter the human body).