Lead in Soil

Until the publication of this new book there had been a lack of well-founded guidelines for evaluating concentrations of lead in soil and its relationship to human health. Thus, much confusion has existed among regulatory agencies, industries, public health officials, and the medical community about the evaluation and remedying of lead-contaminated soils.
Lead in Soil: Recommended Guidelines represents the combined efforts of a multi-disciplinary international task force from the Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health (SEGH) whose members are experts in the fields of lead pollution and toxicology. It provides an international consensus concerning environmental lead and blood lead-especially in children.
The task force evaluated the evidence and made recommendations for guidelines to appraise lead concentration. It also studied the influence of soil and other sources of lead on blood lead concentrations. A model was prepared that allows the user to select appropriate target levels of blood lead while allowing for a variety of environmental situations or regulatory criteria.

Autorentext

Bobby G. Wixson (Author) , Brian E. Davies (Author) , Robert L. Bornschein (Author)

Inhalt

SECTION I
How to Use the Book
SECTION II
Introduction
SECTION III
Glossary and Definitions
SECTION IV
Phased Action Plan
SECTION V
Lead in Soil
SECTION VI
Bioavailability of Lead for Animals
SECTION VII
Lead in Human Health
SECTION VIII
Lead in Soil: Risk Assessment and Problem Management
SECTION IX
References Arranged by Sections
SUPPLEMENT I
Calculation and Computation of Target Soil
SUPPLEMENT II
Soil Sampling and Analysis
Index