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Medical Geology

Effects of Geological Environments on Human Health

  • 1st Edition, Volume 2 - March 29, 2004
  • Author: Miomir Komatina
  • Language: English
  • Hardback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 1 6 1 5 - 2
  • eBook ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 3 6 0 9 - 5

Geology, one of the basic natural sciences, is proving to be of outstanding importance in solving problems relating to:agricultureexploitation of the Earth's mineral resource… Read more

Medical Geology

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Geology, one of the basic natural sciences, is proving to be of outstanding importance in solving problems relating to:

agriculture

exploitation of the Earth's mineral resources

environmental issues

soil preservation

water

energy and other resources

protection against natural disasters (landslides, floods, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes) as well as human health.

The main objective of the book Medical Geology: Effects of Geological Environments on Human Health is to show how the geological environment affects human health and to explore preventative methods for improvement.

This monograph consists of the following five segments:

Introduction

Geological and other factors and their influence on the human health

Subject, tasks and methods of geomedical discipline

Regional medical geology

Applied medical geology

The topics covered in this book will be of interest to a wide circle of readers, including geologists, doctors, biologists, ecologists, planners and many others who are dedicated to the quality and protection of human health.