The distribution, deposition, composition and texture of loess in China
is studied. Based on on-the-spot investigations, Loess and the
Environment supplies information on: the loess-paleosol time sequence,
loess fabric, and geological events derived from studying biological
relics. Proceeding from the loess environmental system, the climatic
fluctuation sequence of different scales has been reconstructed, and the
whole process of eolian loess accumulation and its relationship with
modern silt dust, water and soil conservation, engineering geology,
agricultural soil as well as local diseases are discussed.