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This volume presents a range of papers by geochemists, nutritionists, medical and veterinary researchers that illustrate the relevance of environmental geochemistry to the study of human and animal health problems in developing countries. People in these areas are very dependent on localized sources of food and water, and any geochemical anomoly (enrichment or depletion) within these local environments will have a marked influence on the health of people as well as wildlife and domesticated animals. Subjects covered in the volume reflect the breadth of the topic, ranging through animal and human health issues related to soil, plant, water and volcanic gas chemistry. The role of natural and anthropogenic influences on the environment are covered, as are the roles or geochemical mapping, monitoring and baseline identification.