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

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...

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Other Authors Selinus, O., Alloway, B. J.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
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
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780080454191
0080454194
9780126363418
0126363412
1280637951
9781280637957
9786610637959
6610637954
Physical Description1 online resource (xiv, 812 pages) : illustrations (some color) : digital, HTML and PDF files

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Table of Contents:
  • Medical geology : perspectives and prospects / Brian E. Davies [and others]
  • Natural distribution and abundance of elements / Robert G. Garrett
  • Anthropogenic sources / Ron Fuge
  • Uptake of elements from a chemical point of view / Robert J.P. Williams
  • Uptake of elements from a biological point of view / Ulf Lindh
  • Biological functions of the elements / Ulf Lindh
  • Geological impacts on nutrition / Gerald F. Combs, Jr.
  • Biological responses of elements / Monica Nordberg, M. George Cherian
  • Volcanic emissions and health / Philip Weinstein, Angus Cook
  • Radon in air and water / J. Donald Appleton
  • Arsenic in groundwater and the environment / Pauline Smedley, David G. Kinniburgh
  • Fluoride in natural waters / Mike Edmunds, Pauline Smedley
  • Water hardness and health effects / Eva Rubenowitz-Lundin, Kevin M. Hiscock
  • Bioavailability of elements in soil / Brian J. Alloway
  • Selenium deficiency and toxicity in the environment / Fiona Fordyce
  • Soils and iodine deficiency / Ron Fuge
  • Geophagy and the involuntary ingestion of soil / Peter W. Abrahams
  • Natural aerosolic mineral dusts and human health / Edward Derbyshire
  • The ecology of soil-borne human pathogens / Mark W. Bultman, Frederick S. Fisher, Demosthenes Pappagianis
  • Animals and medical geology / Bernt Jones
  • Environmental epidemiology / Jesper B. Nielsen, Tina Kold Jensen
  • Environmental medicine / Jefferson Fowles, Philip Weinstein, Chin-Hsiao Tseng
  • Environmental pathology / José A. Centeno [and others]
  • Toxicology / Tee L. Guidotti
  • Speciation of trace elements / Bernhard Michalke, Sergio Caroli
  • GIS in human health studies / Joseph E. Bunnell [and others]
  • Investigating vector-borne and zoonotic diseases with remote sensing and GIS / Stephen C. Guptill, Chester G. Moore
  • Mineralogy of bone / H. Catherine W. Skinner
  • Inorganic and organic geochemistry techniques / Mitko Vutchkov, Gerald Lalor, Stephen Macko
  • Histochemical and microprobe analysis in medical geology / José A. Centeno [and others]
  • Modeling ground water flow and quality / Leonard F. Konikow, Pierre D. Glynn.

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