Essentials of Medical Geology: Impacts of the Natural Environment on Public Health

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 832 pages
• Published by: Academic Press
• Edition: 1st Edition January 25, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0126363412
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0126363418
• Book Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 1.7 inches
• Weighs: 5.8 pounds

Product Review
"There is no obvious single-volume competitor to this book in the field it describes and it can be strongly recommended for the personal or library bookshelves"
-John G. Farmer, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, SCIENCEDIRECT JUNE 2005

"Remarkably detailed and comprehensive in its coverageexcellent reference tables and colorful graphic and maps. Essential."
- CHOICE, September 2006

"a well-conceived and well-designed bookit succeeds as both a work of reference and a general textbook."
John G. Farmer for "Science of the Total Environment"

"I'm most pleased to have had the opportunity to learn a lot while I reviewed this book and thus recommend it highly and without reservation. It's a "must-have" for a well rounded academic bookshelf!"
- David F. Hardwick, MD, FRCPC, LLD, The University of British Columbia

Book Description
Medical geology emphasizes the application of earth science information to improving public health.

Reader Reviews
I don't know of any other international medical reference that incorporates an appreciation for the broad impacts of geology on health like this title. Yes, there are obscure GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH volumes available, but they don't compare with the useful variety of chapters present here. Even at the local jurisdiction where I'm employed, the chapters on radon, fluoride in natural waters, water hardness, soil-borne pathogens, epidemiology, groundwater modelling, and toxicology are handy refreshers. There's a great deal here and a good portion is geared toward the needs of third world practitioners (iodine deficiencies, geophagy, elements in nutrition, arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh, volcanic emissions, etc) The map of radon risks in the Czech Republic was of particular interest (for my relatives as well). See also what aerosolic mineral dusts are doing to the Chinese population in chapter 18. Another plug for geography: While rightfully geographic, not geologic techniques, the editors include remote sensing techniques and GIS mapping for vector borne diseaes, but these spatial/graphic techniques will continue to grow in importance for other issues in medical geology.