Olle Selinus, Robert B. Finkelman, Jose A. Centeno, "Medical Geology: A Regional Synthesis"
Springer | English | 2011-01-14 | ISBN: 9048134293 | 409 pages | PDF | 19.57 mb
Springer | English | 2011-01-14 | ISBN: 9048134293 | 409 pages | PDF | 19.57 mb
Medical Geology is a rapidly growing field concerned with the
relationship between natural geological factors and human and animal
health, as well as with improving our understanding of the influence of
environmental factors on the geographical distribution of health
problems. This book brings together the work of geoscientists and
medical/public health researchers, which addresses 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
this book are: 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; volcanic emissions, etc.
The text 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.
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