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1 online resource |
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Environmental Biology. 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 -- Pathways and Exposure. Volcanic Emissions and Health / Philip Weinstein, Claire J. Horwell, Angus Cook -- Radon in Air and Water / J. Donald Appleton -- Arsenic in Groundwater and the Environment / P.L. Smedley, David G. Kinniburgh -- Fluoride in Natural Waters / W. Mike Edmunds, Pauline L. 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 M. 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 |
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The Ecology of Soil-Borne Human Pathogens / Mark W. Bultman, Frederick S. Fisher, Demosthenes Pappagianis -- Animals and Medical Geology / Bernt Jones -- The Impact of Micronutrient Deficiencies inThe Impact of Micronutrient Deficiencies in Agricultural Soils and Crops on the Nutritional Health of Humans / Marija Knez, Robin D. Graham -- Environmental Toxicology, Pathology, and Medical Geology. 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 -- Techniques and Tools. 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 Bones / 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 Groundwater Flow and Quality / Leonard F. Konikow, Pierre D. Glynn |
| Summary |
Essentials of Medical Geology reviews the essential concepts and practical tools required to tackle environmental and public health problems. It is organized into four main sections. The first section deals with the fundamentals of environmental biology, the natural and anthropogenic sources of health elements that impact health and illustrate key biogeochemical transformations. The second section looks at the geological processes influencing human exposure to specific elements, such as radon, arsenic, fluorine, selenium and iodine. The third section presents the concepts and techniques of pat |
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Geography |
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Geology |
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Public health |
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Environmental chemistry |
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Earth Sciences |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Environmentally induced diseases.
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Environmental health.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Contagious.
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MEDICAL -- Infectious Diseases.
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Environmental health
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Environmentally induced diseases
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Selinus, O. (Olle)
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Alloway, B. J.
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| ISBN |
9789400743755 |
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9400743750 |
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9400743742 |
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9789400743748 |
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