Progress in medical geology / edited by Motomu Ibaraki and Hiroko Mori.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ibaraki, Motomu, editor.

Mori, Hiroko, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmentally induced diseases.

Geology--Health aspects.

Geology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

This volume represents a compendium of research conducted by international scholars who participated in the 2nd Symposium on Advances in Geospatial held during "The 5th International Conference on Medical Geology" in Arlington, Virginia, USA, in 2013. The research topics dealt with here mainly focus on the new scientific field of medical geology used to address a variety of human health issues and diseases specifically related to geological materials and earth-system processes. This volume will be of interest to those who wish to learn about current and historical health issues relating to geological materials or other environmental factors. It also represents a useful guide to learning the interdisciplinary approach to problem-solving in the field of medical geology.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter One: Adverse Health Effects of Water Contamination

1.1 Impacts of Drinking Water Contamination on Children

Arsenic Occurrence and Exposure to Children in the Main Ethiopian Rift

Environmental Fluoride Concentrations in Areas of Endemic Calcium-deficiency Rickets

1.2 Contamination of Radionuclide (Uranium) in Water

Total Uranium Concentrations in Local Bottled Drinking Water from Chihuahua, Mexico

Uranium Concentration in Groundwater in Parts of Talwandi Sabo and the Muktsar-Malout Region of Punjab State, India with Special Reference to Health Risk Assessment

Chapter Two: Relationships between Natural Environment and Human Health

2.1 Environmental Factors in the Etiology of Diseases

The Geography of Disease Seasonality in Texas

Multiple Sclerosis and Geomagnetic Disturbances

2.2 Effects of Natural Treatment on Human Health

The Potential Correlation between Heart Disease and the Hardness of Drinking Water

Geo-medical Resource Inventory of Nigeria

Chapter Three: Health Issues from Human Activities

3.1 Health Concerns from Coal

Environmental Health Impact of Potentially Harmful Element Discharges from Mining Operations in Nigeria

Urinary Bladder Cancer in a Former Area of Underground Hard Coal Mining

Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted from Self-burning Coal Waste Piles in Spain and Portugal

3.2 Long-term Effects of War on Human Health

Health Effects of Embedded Metal Fragments

Imaging Techniques for the Assessment of Adverse Tissue Effects from Embedded Metal Fragments

Chapter Four: Role of Society in Protecting Health of Community

Hydraulic Fracturing

Some Aquifers in Colombia have Demonstrated a Potential Health Hazard

Landslides in Colombia.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 18, 2017).

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

ISBN:

1-4438-7377-2

OCLC:

991596240