Geochemistry

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5 1 Toxic Geogenic Contaminants in Serpentinitic Geological Systems: Occurrence, Behavior, Exposure Pathways, and Human Health Risks 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Serpentinitic Geological Systems 1.3 Human Exposure Pathways 1.4 Human Health Risks and Their Mitigation 1.5 Future Perspectives 1.6 Conclusions Acknowledgements References

6 2 Benefits of Geochemistry and Its Impact on Human Health 2.1 Introduction 2.2 General Overview of Geochemistry and Human Health 2.3 Conclusion and Recommendations References

7 3 Applications of Geochemistry in Livestock: Health and Nutritional Perspective 3.1 Introduction 3.2 General and Global Perspective About Geochemistry in Livestock 3.3 Types of Geochemistry and Their Numerous Benefits 3.4 Application of Geochemistry in Livestock 3.5 Geochemistry and Animal Health 3.6 General Overview of Geochemistry in Livestock’s Merits of Geochemistry/Essential Minerals in Livestocks 3.7 Conclusion and Recommendations References

8 4 Application in Geochemistry Toward the Achievement of a Sustainable Agricultural Science 4.1 Introduction 4.2 General Overview on the Utilization of Geochemistry and Their Wide Application on Agriculture 4.3 Role of Geochemistry in Agriculture 4.4 Geochemical Effects of Heavy Metals on Crops Health 4.5 Conclusion and Recommendations References

9 5 Geochemistry, Extent of Pollution, and Ecological Impact of Heavy Metal Pollutants in Soil 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Material and Methods 5.3 Toxic Heavy Metal and Their Impact to the Ecosystems 5.4 Metal Pollution in Soil Across the Globe 5.5 Ecological and Human Health Risk Impacts of Heavy Metals 5.6 Conclusion References

10 6 Isotope Geochemistry 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Basic Definitions 6.3 Application of Traditional Isotopes in Geochemistry 6.4 Non-Traditional Isotopes in Geochemistry 6.5 Conclusion References

11 7 Environmental Geochemistry 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Overview of the Environmental Geochemistry 7.3 Conclusions 7.4 Abbreviations Acknowledgement References

12 8 Medical Geochemistry 8.1 Introduction 8.2 The Evolution of Geochemistry 8.3 This Science has Expanded Considerably to Become Distinct Branches 8.4 Conclusion References

13 9 Inorganic Geochemistry 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Elements and the Earth 9.3 Geological Minerals 9.4 Characterization Techniques 9.5 Conclusion References

14 10 Introduction and Scope of Geochemistry 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Periodic Properties 10.3 Chemical Bonding 10.4 Geochemical Classification and Distribution of Elements 10.5 Chemical Composition of the Earth 10.6 Classification of Earth’s Layers 10.7 Spheres of the Earth 10.8 Sub-Disciplines of Geochemistry 10.9 Scope of Geochemistry 10.10 Conclusion References

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1 Chapter 4Table 4.1 Effects of heavy metals on different crops (forages).

2 Chapter 5Table 5.1 Metal concentrations (mg/kg) in different soil types across the globe.Table 5.2 Ecological Risk Index (ERI) of different study areas.

3 Chapter 9Table 9.1 Elemental composition of the earth [3].

4 Chapter 10Table 10.1 Geochemical classification of elements by Goldschmidt [4].

1 Chapter 1 Figure 1.1 Summary of the nature, environmental sources, and human exposure and ...

2 Chapter 3Figure 3.1 Geochemical evaluation of land for better crop production for livesto...

3 Chapter 5Figure 5.1 Ecotoxicological and Human Health impact pathway of Toxic metals. The...

4 Chapter 8Figure 8.1 The percentages of particles loaded in the atmosphere from natural an...

5 Chapter 9Figure 9.1 SiO 4tetrahedra and its network.Figure 9.2 Polyhedral projection of 1:1 and 2:1 clay minerals.

6 Chapter 10Figure 10.1 Periodic table.Figure 10.2 Layers of the earth.Figure 10.3 Spheres of the earth’s surface.

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