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This document presents key messages and the state-of-the-art of soil pollution, its implications on food safety and human health. It aims to set the basis for f
Discusses the control, management and reduction of soil acidification in various agricultural systems. The text presents strategies to modify and adjust crop pr
Rice is the staple food for half of the world’s population. Consumption of rice is the major exposure route globally to the class one, non-threshold carcinoge
Over forty years ago, concern was first focussed on cadmium contamination of soils, fertilisers and the food chain. Adverse effects on human health were first h
