Medical Geology : : Impacts of the Natural Environment on Public Health / / edited by Jose A. Centeno, Robert B. Finkelman and Olle Selinus.

• TeilnehmendeR: Centeno, Jose A.,; Finkelman, Robert B.,; Selinus, Olle,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel : : MDPI,, 2016.; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (256 pages) :; illustrations

Geosciences Special Issue: Medical Geology: Impacts of the Natural Environment on Public HealthAll living organisms are composed of major, minor, and trace elements, given by nature and supplied by geology. Medical geology is a rapidly growing discipline dealing with the influence of natural geologi...

Table of Contents

• List of Contributors . V
• About the Guest Editors. VIII
• Preface
• Medical Geology: Impacts of the Natural Environment on Public Health Reprinted from: Geosciences 2016, 6(1), 8 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/6/1/8 XI
• Dale W. Griffin, Erin E. Silvestri, Charlena Y. Bowling, Timothy Boe, David B. Smith and Tonya L. Nichols Anthrax and the Geochemistry of Soils in the Contiguous United States Reprinted from: Geosciences 2014, 4(3), 114-127 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/4/3/114 1
• Rachael Martin, Kim Dowling, Dora Pearce, James Sillitoe and Singarayer Florentine Health Effects Associated with Inhalation of Airborne Arsenic Arising from Mining Operations Reprinted from: Geosciences 2014, 4(3), 128-175 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/4/3/128 15
• Ingrid Luffman and Liem Tran Risk Factors for E. coli O157 and Cryptosporidiosis Infection in Individuals in the Karst Valleys of East Tennessee, USA Reprinted from: Geosciences 2014, 4(3), 202-218 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/4/3/202 66
• William Stearman, Mauricio Taulis, James Smith and Maree Corkeron Assessment of Geogenic Contaminants in Water Co-Produced with Coal Seam Gas Extraction in Queensland, Australia: Implications for Human Health Risk Reprinted from: Geosciences 2014, 4(3), 219-239 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/4/3/219 84
• Carla Candeias, Eduardo Ferreira da Silva, Paula F. Ávila and João Paulo Teixeira Identifying Sources and Assessing Potential Risk of Exposure to Heavy Metals and Hazardous Materials in Mining Areas: The Case Study of Panasqueira Mine (Central Portugal) as an Example Reprinted from: Geosciences 2014, 4(4), 240-268 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/4/4/240 105
• Marina M. S. Cabral Pinto, Eduardo A. Ferreira da Silva, Maria M. V. G. Silva, Paulo Melo-Gonçalves and Carla Candeias Environmental Risk Assessment Based on High-Resolution Spatial Maps of Potentially Toxic Elements Sampled on Stream Sediments of Santiago, Cape Verde Reprinted from: Geosciences 2014, 4(4), 297-315 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/4/4/297 135
• Anita Moore-Nall The Legacy of Uranium Development on or Near Indian Reservations and Health Implications Rekindling Public Awareness Reprinted from: Geosciences 2015, 5(1), 15-29 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/5/1/15 155
• Denitza Dimitrova Voutchkova, Jörg Schullehner, Nikoline Nygård Knudsen, Lisbeth Flindt Jørgensen, Annette Kjær Ersbøll, Søren Munch Kristiansen and Birgitte Hansen Exposure to Selected Geogenic Trace Elements (I, Li, and Sr) from Drinking Water in Denmark Reprinted from: Geosciences 2015, 5(1), 45-66 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/5/1/45 171
• Margaret J. Eggers, Anita L. Moore-Nall, John T. Doyle, Myra J. Lefthand, Sara L. Young, Ada L. Bends, Crow Environmental Health Steering Committee and Anne K. Camper Potential Health Risks from Uranium in Home Well Water: An Investigation by the Apsaalooke (Crow) Tribal Research Group Reprinted from: Geosciences 2015, 5(1), 67-94 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/5/1/67 194
• Yayu Indriati Arifin, Masayuki Sakakibara and Koichiro Sera Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) on Environment and Human Health of Gorontalo Utara Regency, Gorontalo Province, Indonesia Reprinted from: Geosciences 2015, 5(2), 160-176 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/5/2/160 222.