Essentials of medical geology : impacts of the natural environment on public health

• Other Authors: Selinus, O., Alloway, B. J.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, ©2005.
• Subjects: Environmental health.; Environmentally induced diseases.; Environmental toxicology.; Medical geography.; Geology > Health aspects.; Ecological assessment (Biology); Water quality biological assessment.; Ecological risk assessment.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780080454191; 0080454194; 9780126363418; 0126363412; 1280637951; 9781280637957; 9786610637959; 6610637954
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 812 pages) : illustrations (some color) : digital, HTML and PDF files
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

This authoritative reference volume emphasizes the importance and interrelationships of geological processes to the health and diseases of humans and animals. Its accessible format fosters better communication between the health and geoscience communities by elucidating the geologic origins and flow of toxic elements in the environment that lead to human exposure through the consumption of food and water. For example, problems of excess intake from drinking water have been encountered for several inorganic compounds, including fluoride in Africa and India; arsenic in certain areas of Argentina.