Introduction to Medical Geology

AvC. B. Dissanayake,Rohana Chandrajith

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

Over two billion people live in tropical lands. Most of them live in intimate contact with the immediate geological environment, obtaining their food and water directly from it. The unique geochemistry of these tropical environments have a marked influence on their health, giving rise to diseases that affect millions of people. The origin of these diseases is geologic as exemplified by dental and skeletal fluorosis, iodine deficiency disorders, trace element imbalances to name a few. This book, one of the first of its kind, serves as an excellent introduction to the emerging discipline of Medical Geology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-10-28
Mått:155 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt:482 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Erlangen Earth Conference Series
Antal sidor:297
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783642101502

Utforska kategorier

Medicin: allmänt inom Medicin
Geologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Recensioner i media

Aus den Rezensionen: "... Der Band wendet sich gemass dem Vorwort an Studierende und Forscher der Fachbereiche Geowissenschaften und Medizin, die an den Interaktionen der menschlichen Geosphare interessiert sind, also an die, die sich damit beschaftigen, wie Bestandteile der menschlichen Geosphare biologische Barrieren uberwinden und in den menschlichen Korper eindringen. Dieses Werk wird als Grundlage eines jungen und aufstrebenden Wissenszweiges lange aktuell sein." (in: Zentralblatt fur Geologie und Palaontologie Teil II, 2011, Issue 3/4, S. 468 f.)

Innehållsförteckning

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.