Medical Geology: An Opportunity for the Future

Volcanic eruptions redistribute some of the harmful elements, such as arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, mercury, lead, radon, and uranium, plus most of the remaining elements, many of which may have still undetermined biological effects. To assist on improving our understanding of those factors of common...

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Published in:Ambio 2007-02, Vol.36 (1), p.114-116
Main Author: Selinus, Olle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic conferences
Animals
Arsenic
Beryllium
Biological effects
Cadmium
Chemical elements
Developing countries
Drinking water
Earth
Earth science
Earth sciences
Education
Environmental health
Environmental protection
Food supply
Geochemistry
Geological surveys
Geology
Geology - trends
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Internet
LDCs
MEDICAL GEOLOGY: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FUTURE
Medical research
Medicine - trends
Mercury
Pathology
Public health
Radon
Societies, Scientific
Toxicity
Trace elements
Uranium
Volcanic eruptions
Working groups
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Summary:Volcanic eruptions redistribute some of the harmful elements, such as arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, mercury, lead, radon, and uranium, plus most of the remaining elements, many of which may have still undetermined biological effects. To assist on improving our understanding of those factors of common interest to the geoscience and biomedical fields, in 1996 the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) commission Cogeoenvironment established an international working group on medical geology led by OHe Selinus of the Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU).
ISSN:0044-7447
1654-7209
DOI:10.1579/0044-7447(2007)36[114:MGAOFT]2.0.CO;2