Dr Peter Abrahams

BSc Geography and Geology PhD in Environmental Geochemistry

Dr Peter Abrahams

Emeritus Reader

Department of Geography and Earth Sciences

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Dr Peter Abrahams graduated with a BSc Geography and Geology Joint Honours degree from the University of Manchester, before going to Imperial College, (University of London), to undertake a PhD in environmental geochemistry. Following a further 3 years at Imperial College as a Research Assistant, he went to the University of East Anglia as a Senior Research Associate working on an acid rain project before coming to UWA (now Aberystwyth University) in 1986. His main teaching is in soil science, with a special emphasis on applied environmental issues that reflect his research interests.

Applied Geochemistry: Trace elements in soils, their geographical distribution and environmental implications; Soils and human health; Geoarchaeology.

Human geophagia, Calabash chalk and Undongo: Mineral element nutritional implications. / Abrahams, Peter William; Davies, Theo C.; Solomon, Abiye O. et al.
In: PLoS ONE, Vol. 8, No. 1, 07.01.2013, p. e53304.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The importance of ingested soils supplying fluorine and lead to sheep grazing contaminated pastures in the Peak District mining area of Derbyshire, UK. / Abrahams, Peter William; Blackwell, Nia Lyn .
In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol. 20, No. 12, 2013, p. 8729-8738.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Involuntary soil ingestion and geophagia: A source and sink of mineral nutrients and potentially harmful elements to consumers of earth materials. / Abrahams, Peter William.
In: Applied Geochemistry, Vol. 27, No. 5, 05.2012, p. 954-968.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

'Earth eaters': Ancient and modern perspectives on human geophagy. / Abrahams, P. W.
Soil and Culture.. ed. / E. R. Landa; C. Feller. 2010. p. 369-398.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

The Ben Lawers Historic Landscape Project: Simultaneous Multi-element Analysis of Former Settlement and Arable Soils by X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry. / Abrahams, Peter W.; Entwistle, Jane A.; Dodgshon, Robert.
In: Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, Vol. 17, No. 3, 01.09.2010, p. 231-248.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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