The discipline of environmental geochemistry and health establishes and explains links between the natural or disturbed chemical composition of the earth’s surface and the health of plants, animals and people. Beneficial elements regulate or promote enzymatic and hormonal activity whereas other elements may be toxic. Bedrock geochemistry controls the composition of soil and hence that of water and vegetation. Environmental issues, such as pollution, arising from the extraction and use of mineral resources, are discussed. The effects of contaminants introduced into the earth’s geochemical systems are examined. Geochemical surveys of soil, water and plants show how major and trace elements are distributed geographically. Associated epidemiological studies reveal the possibility of causal links between the natural or disturbed geochemical environment and disease. Experimental research illuminates the nature or consequences of natural or disturbed geochemical processes.Environmental Geochemistry and Health publishes original research papers, short communications, review papers, topical collections of papers and special issues across the broad field of environmental geochemistry. Papers may be theoretical, interpretative or experimental. Coverage includes papers that directly link health and the environment. However, papers should not be submitted that are of local interest only and do not advance international knowledge on addressing environmental geochemistry and health issues. Articles that simply replicate known knowledge or techniques while researching a local geochemical problem will normally be rejected without reviewPlease see the Aims and Scope of the journal for full details.There are no page charges to publish in this journal.All articles accepted after February 1, 2014 will have free color online and in print.

環(huán)境地球化學(xué)與健康學(xué)科建立并解釋了地球表面的自然或受干擾的化學(xué)成分與植物、動(dòng)物和人的健康之間的聯(lián)系。有益的元素調(diào)節(jié)或促進(jìn)酶和激素的活性，而其他元素可能是有毒的。基巖地球化學(xué)控制著土壤的組成，因此也控制著水和植被的組成。討論了開采和利用礦產(chǎn)資源所產(chǎn)生的污染等環(huán)境問題。研究了進(jìn)入地球地球化學(xué)系統(tǒng)的污染物的影響。土壤、水和植物的地球化學(xué)調(diào)查顯示了主要元素和微量元素在地理上的分布情況。相關(guān)的流行病學(xué)研究揭示了自然或受干擾的地球化學(xué)環(huán)境與疾病之間可能存在因果關(guān)系。實(shí)驗(yàn)研究闡明了自然或擾動(dòng)地球化學(xué)過程的性質(zhì)或后果。《環(huán)境地球化學(xué)與健康》出版環(huán)境地球化學(xué)廣泛領(lǐng)域的原始研究論文、簡短通訊、評(píng)論論文、專題論文集和專題問題。論文可以是理論性的，解釋性的，也可以是實(shí)驗(yàn)性的。報(bào)道包括直接聯(lián)系健康和環(huán)境的論文。但是，不應(yīng)提交只對(duì)當(dāng)?shù)赜信d趣的論文，也不應(yīng)提出關(guān)于處理環(huán)境地球化學(xué)和健康問題的國際知識(shí)。在研究局部地球化學(xué)問題時(shí)，簡單地復(fù)制已知知識(shí)或技術(shù)的文章通常不經(jīng)審查就會(huì)被拒絕詳情請(qǐng)參閱該期刊的宗旨和范圍。本刊不收版面費(fèi)。所有2014年2月1日以后接受的文章將在網(wǎng)上和印刷版免費(fèi)提供顏色。