Essentials of medical geology : impacts of the natural environment on public health /
This 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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier Academic Press,
[2005]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This 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 Argentina. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 812 pages) : illustrations (some color) : digital, HTML and PDF files |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780080454191 0080454194 9780126363418 0126363412 |