Perspectives on Environment and Human Health
A special issue of Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 July 2020) | Viewed by 31247
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental geochemistry and health; human exposure; health risk assessment; human biomonitoring; data analysis; geostatistics
Interests: environmental geochemistry and health; behavior and transport of pollutants in atmospheric, aquatic, and terrestrial environments; policy related to environmental regulation (waste and environmental management); contaminated land risk and remediation; urban management; environmental and public health
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Interests: environmental geochemistry and health; biomonitoring; risk assessment
Interests: interaction between health and environment; environmental iodine and the iodine deficiency disorders; pollution from a health perspective; public health and health protection
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The broad aim of this Special Issue of Geosciences is to bring together concerted studies focusing on the understanding of interactions between humans, their health, and their environment.
We welcome papers that are inter- and/or multidisciplinary and detail joint projects, report new work, or offer reviews of joint health-environment interactions. We are keen to cover a broad range of related topics, such as: sociological perspectives on environmental issues, exploring materials-cell interactions, examining risk perception, assessing human exposure and health risk.
The environment, built or natural, can affect human health, often as a result of human-triggered changes, affected by the relevant social and cultural environment.
Population groups who may be particularly exposed or susceptible to the effects of environmental exposures include those who work with and are exposed to agricultural chemicals, children who receive proportionately larger doses of environmental toxins than adults, and workers and their communities exposed to toxic materials encountered during hazardous waste operations, mining, working in polluted environments, and the like. Also, certain health conditions which affect specific sections of the population, such as cervical cancer, breast cancer, certain autoimmune diseases, endometriosis, and osteoporosis, in females, may be environmentally mediated. Males too are not immune from toxic effects on their reproductive organs. The environment is also likely to contribute to the current, global increase in chronic, non-infectious diseases which are often dismissed as lifestyle issues.
Public perceptions and attitudes towards risk, risk reduction, and risk communication are central to the “new” public health. There is an increasing pressure on both public health and health promotion bodies to avert risks of disease, particularly in high risk populations or where large populations may be exposed. It is therefore imperative to know more about environmental factors influencing human health. With this knowledge individuals and communities can make better decisions in and for their personal lives, and governments and regulatory agencies can improve their actions to minimise the adverse effects on their populations.
Please contact the special issue editors if you would like to discuss your work and its relevance to this special edition.
Dr. Paula Marinho Reis
Prof. Andrew S Hursthouse
Prof. Jane A. Entwistle
Dr. Alex G Stewart
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Environmental geochemistry
- Public health
- Risk assessment
- Biomonitoring
- Risk management
- Social determinants
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