Essentials of Medical Geology : Revised Edition /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2013. |
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Table of Contents:
- Medical Geology: Perspectives and Prospects
- Public Health and Geological Processes: and Overview of a Fundamental Relationship
- Natural Distribution and Abundance of Elements
- Anthropogenic Sources
- Uptake of Elements from a Chemical Point of View
- Uptake of Elements from a Biological Point of View
- Biological Functions of the Elements
- Geological Impacts on Nutrition
- Biological Responses of Elements
- Volcanic Emissions and Health
- Radon in Air and Water
- Arsenic in groundwater and the environment
- Fluoride in natural waters
- Water Hardness and Health Effects
- Bioavailability of Elements in Soil
- Selenium Deficiency and Toxicity in the Environment
- Soils and Iodine Deficiency
- Geophagy and the Involuntary Ingestion of Soil
- Natural Aerosolic Mineral Dusts and Human Health
- The Ecology of Soil-Borne Human Pathogens
- Animals and Medical Geology
- The impact of micronutrient deficiencies in agricultural soils and crops on the nutritional health of humans
- Environmental Epidemiology
- Environmental Medicine
- Environmental Pathology
- Toxicology
- Speciation of Trace Elements
- GIS in Human Health Studies
- Investigating Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases with Remote Sensing and GIS
- Mineralogy of Bone
- Inorganic and Organic Geochemistry Techniques
- Histochemical and Microprobe Analysis in Medical Geology
- Chapter Modeling Groundwater Flow and Quality
- Appendix A International Reference Values
- Appendix B: Web Links
- Appendix C: Glossary
- Index. .