书目名称 | Essentials of Medical Geology |
副标题 | Revised Edition |
编辑 | Olle Selinus |
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概述 | Addresses key topics at the intersection of environmental science and human health.Developed by 60 international experts from 20 countries and edited by professionals from the International Working Gr |
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描述 | .Essentials of Medical Geology reviews the essential concepts and practical tools required to tackle environmental and public health problems. It is organized into four main sections. The first section deals with the fundamentals of environmental biology, the natural and anthropogenic sources of health elements that impact health and illustrate key biogeochemical transformations. The second section looks at the geological processes influencing human exposure to specific elements, such as radon, arsenic, fluorine, selenium and iodine. The third section presents the concepts and techniques of pathology, toxicology and epidemiology that underpin investigations into the human health effects of exposure to naturally occurring elements. The last section provides a toolbox of analytical approaches to environmental research and medical geology investigations.. .Essentials of Medical Geology was first published in 2005 and has since won three prestigious rewards. The book has been recognized as a key book in both medical and geology fields and is widely used as textbook and reference book in these fields. .For this revised edition, editors and authors have updated the content that evolved a |
出版日期 | Book 2013 |
关键词 | Environmental Health; Environmental Medicine; Global Health; Medical Geology |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4375-5 |
isbn_softcover | 978-94-017-7961-6 |
isbn_ebook | 978-94-007-4375-5 |
copyright | Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013 |