Introduction to Medical Geology

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dissanayake, C. B. (Author), Chandrajith, Rohana. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Series:Erlangen Earth Conference Series
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00485-8
Table of Contents:
  • Geochemistry of the Tropical Environment
  • Bioavailability of Trace Elements and Risk Assessment
  • Medical Geology of Fluoride
  • Iodine Geochemistry and Health
  • Nitrates in the Geochemical Environment
  • Medical Geology of Arsenic
  • Water Hardness in Relation to Cardiovascular Diseases and Urinary Stones
  • Selenium- A New Entrant to Medical Geology
  • Geological Basis of Podoconiosis, Geophagy and other Diseases
  • High Natural Radioactivity in Some Tropical Lands #x2013; Boon or Bane?
  • Baseline Geochemical Data for Medical Geology in Tropical Environments.