Soil has a considerable effect on human health, whether those effects are positive or
negative, direct or indirect. Soil is an important source of nutrients in our food supply and …

This study evaluated data from the literature on the presence of heavy metals for the period
of 2010–2022 in the soils of 174 cities across the world. The range values (mg/kg) of Arsenic …

The dominant drive for understanding soil has been to pace its fertility with human demand.
Today, warnings about soil's exhaustion and endangered ecology raise concerns marked by …

Our understanding of the spatial distribution of soil carbon (C) pools across diverse land
uses, soils, and climatic gradients at regional scale is still limited. Research in digital soil …

Humans, unlike any other multicellular species in Earth's history, have emerged as a global
force that is transforming the ecology of an entire planet. It is no longer possible to …

The idea that human health is tied to the soil is not a new one. As far back as circa 1400 BC
the Bible depicts Moses as understanding that fertile soil was essential to the well-being of …

Natural capital and ecosystem service concepts are embodied in the ecosystems approach
to sustainable development, which is a framework being consistently adopted by decision …

Abstract Agricultural land covers 5.1× 10 9 ha (ca. 50% of potentially suitable land area),
and agriculture has immense effects on soil formation and degradation. Although we have …

The concept of ecosystem services (ES) has risen to prominence based on its promise to
vastly improve environmental decision‐making and to represent nature's many benefits to …

Soil is part of the Earth's life support system, but how should we convey the value of this and
of soil as a resource? Consideration of the ecosystem services and natural capital of soils …