Soil contamination and human health: part 2

Abstract

Background This collection of papers submitted to this Special Issue is mainly an outcome of the Session SSS8.5, EGU2018 ''Soil contamination and human health: advances and problems of risk assessment'', the European Geosciences Union (EGU) Conference held in Vienna, April 2018. Development of soil geochemistry and geochemical ecology has demonstrated a correlation between concentration of certain elements in soil, their transfer to local food chains and biological reactions to deficiency or excess of the particular elements, including diseases such as goitre, fluorosis, selenosis, cancer and others. The development of analytical chemistry combined with developing GIS increase in spatial correlation between soil geochemistry and medical data. It is necessary to establish the optimal level for population health and evaluate the spatial distribution of soil chemicals above or below these optimal levels.

Chemical Analysis of Different Brands of Bottled Water With World Health Organization (Who) Standards

“…3 As per statistics from World Health Organization (WHO 2002), inadequate sanitation and unsafe water contribute to an estimated 1.7 million deaths globally and about 54.2 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) annually, with about 80% of children mortality being brought on by diarrhea brought on by consuming tainted water. 4 With a fast-growing population and increasing urbanization in Pakistan, the need for fresh drinking water is increasing daily. There is no quality monitoring of Bottled water quality in developing nations (e.g., Ethiopia, Pakistan, etc.)…”