LEADER 04203nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910783931703321 005 20230617040331.0 010 $a1-280-63795-1 010 $a9786610637959 010 $a0-08-045419-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000326958 035 $a(EBL)269862 035 $a(OCoLC)75508865 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000071888 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11109875 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000071888 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10091076 035 $a(PQKB)10691617 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC269862 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL269862 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10138387 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL63795 035 $a(OCoLC)157010848 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000326958 100 $a20050204d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aEssentials of medical geology$b[electronic resource] $eimpacts of the natural environment on public health /$feditor-in-chief, Olle Selinus ; associate editors, Brian J. Alloway ... [et al.] 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aBoston $cElsevier Academic Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (826 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-12-636341-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContributors; Preface; 1. Medical Geology: Perspectives and Prospects; Section I Environmental Biology; 2. Natural Distribution and Abundance of Elements; 3. Anthropogenic Sources; 4. Uptake of Elements from a Chemical Point of View; 5. Uptake of Elements from a Biological Point of View; 6. Biological Functions of the Elements; 7. Geological Impacts on Nutrition; 8. Biological Responses of Elements; Section II Pathways and Exposure; 9. Volcanic Emissions and Health; 10. Radon in Air and Water; 11. Arsenic in Groundwater and the Environment; 12. Fluoride in Natural Waters 327 $a13. Water Hardness and Health Effects14. Bioavailability of Elements in Soil; 15. Selenium Deficiency and Toxicity in the Environment; 16. Soils and Iodine Deficiency; 17. Geophagy and the Involuntary Ingestion of Soil; 18. Natural Aerosolic Mineral Dusts and Human Health; 19. The Ecology of Soil-Borne Human Pathogens; 20. Animals and Medical Geology; Section III Environmental Toxicology, Pathology, and Medical Geology; 21. Environmental Epidemiology; 22. Environmental Medicine; 23. Environmental Pathology; 24. Toxicology; 25. Speciation of Trace Elements; Section IV Techniques and Tools 327 $a26. GIS in Human Health Studies27. Investigating Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases with Remote Sensing and GIS; 28. Mineralogy of Bone; 29. Inorganic and Organic Geochemistry Techniques; 30. Histochemical and Microprobe Analysis in Medical Geology; 31. Modeling Ground water Flow and Quality; Appendices A. International Reference Values Soils; Appendices B. Web Links; Appendices C. Glossary; INDEX 330 $aThis authoritative reference volume emphasizes the importance and interrelationships of geological processes to the health and diseases of humans and animals. Its accessible format fosters better communication between the health and geoscience communities by elucidating the geologic origins and flow of toxic elements in the environment that lead to human exposure through the consumption of food and water. For example, problems of excess intake from drinking water have been encountered for several inorganic compounds, including fluoride in Africa and India; arsenic in certain areas of A 606 $aEnvironmentally induced diseases 606 $aEnvironmental health 606 $aMedical geography 606 $aGeology$xHealth aspects 615 0$aEnvironmentally induced diseases. 615 0$aEnvironmental health. 615 0$aMedical geography. 615 0$aGeology$xHealth aspects. 676 $a614.4/2 676 $a616.98 701 $aSelinus$b O$g(Olle)$0880841 701 $aAlloway$b B. J$01532720 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783931703321 996 $aEssentials of medical geology$93779145 997 $aUNINA