Medical Geology
Effects of Geological Environments on Human Health

Miomir Komatina (Author)

9780444516152, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 31 March 2004

502 pages
28.6 x 22.1 x 3 cm, 1.02 kg

"The topics covered in this book will be of interest to a wide circle of readers, including geologists, physicians, biologists, ecologists, planners, public health professionals, and many others who are dedicated to the quality and protections of human health." --Fakhry A. Assaad, Consultant Geologist and Data Analyst, in ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY, JAN 2006"a unique medical scientific book that combines together several interrelated medical sciences with different branches of Earth Science and their implications on the environment and human health." --Environmental Geology, 2005

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.

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.

Subject Areas: Geology & the lithosphere [RBG], Environmental factors [MBNH2], Public health & preventive medicine [MBN]