Soil science in the understanding of the security of food systems for health

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 516-519

  Zhu, Yong Guan ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Contamination; Food security; Nutrition; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

MINERAL;

AGRICULTURE; CATERING SERVICE; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLLUTION; REVIEW; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MINERALS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 77649241688     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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