Managing Soils for Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Soil Health
3. Soil Health and Human Health
4. Food Security
5. Circular Economy and Urban Agriculture
6. Soil Management Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic
7. Soil Science Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic
8. Connecting Soil Science with Policy Makers and Stakeholders
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Metal Contributing to Toxicity | Target Organs | Clinical Effects |
---|---|---|
Arsenic | Pulmonary Nervous System, Skin | Perforation of Nasal Septum, Respiratory Cancer, Peripheral Neuropathy: Dermatomes, Skin, Cancer |
Cadmium | Kidneys, Skeletal Pulmonary System | Proteinuria, Glucosuria, Osteomalacia, Aminoaciduria, Emphysema |
Lead | Nervous System, Hematopoietic System, Kidneys | Encephalopathy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Central Nervous Disorders, Anemia |
Mercury | Nervous System, Kidneys | Proteinuria |
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Lal, R.; Brevik, E.C.; Dawson, L.; Field, D.; Glaser, B.; Hartemink, A.E.; Hatano, R.; Lascelles, B.; Monger, C.; Scholten, T.; et al. Managing Soils for Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Soil Syst. 2020, 4, 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems4030046
Lal R, Brevik EC, Dawson L, Field D, Glaser B, Hartemink AE, Hatano R, Lascelles B, Monger C, Scholten T, et al. Managing Soils for Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Soil Systems. 2020; 4(3):46. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems4030046
Chicago/Turabian StyleLal, Rattan, Eric C. Brevik, Lorna Dawson, Damien Field, Bruno Glaser, Alfred E. Hartemink, Ryusuke Hatano, Bruce Lascelles, Curtis Monger, Thomas Scholten, and et al. 2020. "Managing Soils for Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Soil Systems 4, no. 3: 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems4030046