Dr Peter Abrahams BSc Geography and Geology PhD in Environmental Geochemistry
Emeritus Reader
- Emeritus ReaderDepartment of Geography and Earth Sciences - Other
Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
- 2013
Human geophagia, Calabash chalk and Undongo: Mineral element nutritional implications
Abrahams, P., Davies, T. C., Solomon, A. O., Trow, A. J. & Wragg, J., 07 Jan 2013, In: PLoS One. 8, 1, p. e53304 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
The importance of ingested soils supplying fluorine and lead to sheep grazing contaminated pastures in the Peak District mining area of Derbyshire, UK
Abrahams, P. & Blackwell, N. L., 2013, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 20, 12, p. 8729-8738Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2012
- Published
Involuntary soil ingestion and geophagia: A source and sink of mineral nutrients and potentially harmful elements to consumers of earth materials
Abrahams, P., May 2012, In: Applied Geochemistry. 27, 5, p. 954-968 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2010
- Published
The Ben Lawers Historic Landscape Project: Simultaneous Multi-element Analysis of Former Settlement and Arable Soils by X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
Abrahams, P., Entwistle, J. A. & Dodgshon, R., 01 Sep 2010, In: Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory. 17, 3, p. 231-248 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
The intake of lead and asociated metals by sheep grazing mining-contaminated floodplain pastures in mid-Wales, UK: 2. Metal concentrations in blood and wool
Smith, K. M., Dagleish, M. P. & Abrahams, P., 01 Feb 2010, In: Science of the Total Environment. 408, 5, p. 1035-1042 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
'Earth eaters': Ancient and modern perspectives on human geophagy.
Abrahams, P., 01 Jan 2010, Soil and Culture.. Landa, E. R. & Feller, C. (eds.). p. 369-398 30 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- 2009
- Published
The intake of lead and associated metals by sheep grazing mining-contaminated floodplain pastures in mid-Wales, UK: I. Soil ingestion, soil–metal partitioning and potential availability to pasture herbage and livestock
Smith, K. M., Abrahams, P., Dagleish, M. P. & Steigmajer, J. A., 01 Jun 2009, In: Science of the Total Environment. 407, 12, p. 3731-3739 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Three-dimensional (3D) visualisation: the application of terrestrial laser scanning in the investigation of historical Scottish farming townships
Entwistle, J. A., McCaffrey, K. J. W. & Abrahams, P., Mar 2009, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 36, 3, p. 860-866 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2008
- Published
Environmental impacts concerning the selenium content of foods
Abrahams, P., 01 Oct 2008, Health Benefits of Organic Food : Effects of the Environment. Givens, I., Baxter, S., Minihane, A. M. & Shaw, E. (eds.). p. 88-118 31 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- 2006
Iron nutrition and possible lead toxicity: an appraisal of geophagy undertaken by pregnant women of UK Asian communities
Abrahams, P., Follansbee, M. H., Hunt, A. & Smith, B., 01 Jan 2006, In: Applied Geochemistry. 21, 1, p. 98-108 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review