Medical Geology: Effects of Geological Environments on Human Health (Volume 2) (Developments in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Volume 2)

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. Content: Preamble Pages VII-VIII Miomir M. Komatina Chapter 1 General Part Original Research Article Pages 1-37 Chapter 2 Geological factors Original Research Article Pages 38-235 Chapter 3 Other natural factors Original Research Article Pages 236-262 Chapter 4 Anthropogenic factors Original Research Article Pages 263-297 Chapter 5 Socio-economic factors and their influence on human health and health protection Original Research Article Pages 298-304 Chapter 6 The geography of disease (Nosogeography) Original Research Article Pages 305-325 Chapter 7 Subject and tasks of geological and medical disciplines in defining quality of the environment and its influence on human health Original Research Article Pages 326-334 Chapter 8 Methods of medical geology Original Research Article Pages 335-369 Chapter 9 Regional medical geology Original Research Article Pages 370-396 Chapter 10 Applied medical geology Original Research Article Pages 397-411 Chapter 11 Use of applied medical geology results in economy and health care Original Research Article Pages 412-434 Appendix Base of medical geology Pages 435-439 References Pages 440-477 Author index Pages 478-482 Index of geographical terms Pages 483-486 Subject index Pages 487-488 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 Full text e-book available as part of the Elsevier ScienceDirect Earth and Planetary Sciences subject collection