Medical Geology - Effects of Geological Environments on Human Health

Klappentext 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 resources environmental issuessoil preservationwater energy and other resourcesprotection 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:IntroductionGeological and other factors and their influence on the human health Subject, tasks and methods of geomedical disciplineRegional medical geologyApplied 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. Zusammenfassung Geology! one of the basic natural sciences! is proving to be of outstanding importance in solving problems relating to protection against natural disasters as well as human health. This book aims to show how the geological environment affects human health and to explore preventative methods for improvement. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. General part. 2. Geological factors. 3. Other natural factors. 4. Anthropogenic factors. 5. Socio-economic factors and their influence on human health and health protection. 6. The geography of disease (nosogeography). 7. Subject and tasks of geological and medical disciplines in defining quality of the environment and its influence on human health. 8. Methods of medical geology. 9. Regional medical geology. 10. Applied medical geology. 11. Use of applied medical geology results in economy and health care. The original book, "Medicinska Geologija", was published in 2002 by "Tellur" (publishing house) in Belgrade, Serbia....

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• Authors: M. M. Komatina, M. M. (Serbian Geological Society Komatina, Miomir Komatina, Miomir (Serbian Geological Society Komatina, Miomir M. Komatina
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2004
• EAN: 9780444516152
• ISBN: 978-0-444-51615-2
• No. of pages: 502
• Series: Developments in Earth & Enviro; Developments in Earth and Environmental Sciences; Developments in Earth and Envi; Developments in Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Public Health, Geologie und die Lithosphäre, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, Medical / Nursing, Public health & preventive medicine, Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, Public health and preventive medicine, Geology & The Lithosphere