| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
International Year of Planet Earth |
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International year of planet Earth.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Medical Geology Issues in North America / Gary Krieger -- Regional Perspective of Medical Geology -- Cadmium in Jamaica / Gerald Lalor -- Medical Geology in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean / Michele Monteil -- Medical Geology Studies in South America / Otavio A. Licht -- Overview of Medical Geology Issues in Australia and Oceania / Philip Weinstein -- Medical Geology in the Middle East / Maryam Navi -- Some Aspects of the Medical Geology of the Indian Subcontinent and Neighbouring Regions / Rohana Chandrajith -- Medical Geology in Africa / T.C. Davies -- Medical Geology in Russia and the NIS / Anastassia L. Dorozhko -- Medical Geology in Europe / Eduardo Ferreira da Silva -- Medical Geology in China: Then and Now / Robert B. Finkelman -- Medical Geology in Japan / Takashi Kusuda -- Medical Geology in Hellas: The Lavrion Environmental Pollution Study / Alecos Demetriades |
| Summary |
The rapidly expanding field of medical geology deals with the relationships between natural geological factors and health, both human and animal. It also aims to improve our understanding of the ways in which the geological environment has an impact on the geographical distribution of health problems. This new book brings together the work of geoscientists and medical/public health researchers, and addresses the health problems caused, or exacerbated, by geological materials (rocks, minerals, atmospheric dust and water) and processes (including volcanic eruptions and earthquakes). Among the environmental health problems discussed in the volume are: human and animal exposure to toxic levels of trace essential and non-essential elements such as arsenic and mercury; trace element deficiencies; exposure to natural dusts and to radioactivity; naturally occurring organic compounds in drinking water; and the effects of volcanic emissions. Examining the positive side of the equation as well as the negative, the book also deals with the many health benefits of geologic materials and processes. This wide-ranging volume covers issues in medical geology all over the world with each author covering their respective region. It provides examples from different continents as well as a state-of-the-art review of the latest developments in the discipline. The authors are all recognized geoscientific and medical experts working in the field. The book is written for a wide variety of specialists from geologists, geochemists, pathologists and medical doctors to veterinarians and biologists |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Medical geography.
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Geology -- Health aspects
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Environmental health.
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Geology.
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Environment and Public Health
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Environmental Health
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Geology -- methods
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Environmental Exposure
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Geography
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Geology
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Topography, Medical
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geology.
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MEDICAL -- Infectious Diseases.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Contagious.
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Sciences de la terre.
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Environnement.
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Geology
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Environmental health
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Medical geography
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Selinus, O. (Olle)
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Finkelman, Robert B. (Robert Barry)
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Centeno, Jose A.
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| ISBN |
9789048134304 |
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9048134307 |
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