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.

環境地球化學與健康學科建立并解釋了地球表面的自然或受干擾的化學成分與植物、動物和人的健康之間的聯系。有益的元素調節或促進酶和激素的活性，而其他元素可能是有毒的。基巖地球化學控制著土壤的組成，因此也控制著水和植被的組成。討論了開采和利用礦產資源所產生的污染等環境問題。研究了進入地球地球化學系統的污染物的影響。土壤、水和植物的地球化學調查顯示了主要元素和微量元素在地理上的分布情況。相關的流行病學研究揭示了自然或受干擾的地球化學環境與疾病之間可能存在因果關系。實驗研究闡明了自然或擾動地球化學過程的性質或后果。《環境地球化學與健康》出版環境地球化學廣泛領域的原始研究論文、簡短通訊、評論論文、專題論文集和專題問題。論文可以是理論性的，解釋性的，也可以是實驗性的。報道包括直接聯系健康和環境的論文。但是，不應提交只對當地有興趣的論文，也不應提出關于處理環境地球化學和健康問題的國際知識。在研究局部地球化學問題時，簡單地復制已知知識或技術的文章通常不經審查就會被拒絕詳情請參閱該期刊的宗旨和范圍。本刊不收版面費。所有2014年2月1日以后接受的文章將在網上和印刷版免費提供顏色。