Environmental geochemistry and health : with special reference to developing countries / edited by J.D. Appleton, R. Fuge and G.J.H. McCall

Published: London : Geological Society, 1996.
Physical Description: viii, 264 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Additional Creators: McCall, G. J. H. (Gerald Joseph Home), 1920-, Appleton, J. D., and Fuge, Ron

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Geological Society special publication ; no. 113

Contents

Geochemical aspects of the aetiology of trace element related diseases / C.F. Mills -- The role of geochemistry in environmental and epidemiological studies in developing countries: a review / J.A. Plant, J.W. Baldock and B. Smith -- Stream sediment, soil and forage chemistry as indicators of cattle mineral status in northeast Zimbabwe / F.M. Fordyce, D. Masara and J.D. Appleton -- Effects of botanical composition, soil origin and composition on mineral concentrations in dry season pastures in western Kenya / I.O. Jumba, N.F. Suttle, E.A. Hunter and S.O. Wandiga -- The distribution of trace and major elements in Kenyan soil profiles and implications for wildlife nutrition / J. Maskall and I. Thornton -- Formation of cave salts and utilization by elephants in the Mount Elgon Region, Kenya / R.J. Bowell, A. Warren and I. Redmond -- Biogeochemistry and metal biology / O. Selinus, A. Frank and V. Galgan -- Groundwater geochemistry and health: an overview / W.M. Edmunds and P.L. Smedley -- Biogeochemical factors affecting groundwater quality in central Tanzania / R.J. Bowell, S. McEldowney, A. Warren, B. Mathew and M. Bwankuzo -- Water quality and dental health in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka / C.B. Dissanayake -- The environmental geochemistry of aluminium in tropical terrains and its implications to health / B. Smith, N. Breward, M.B. Crawford, D. Galimaka, S.M. Mushiri and S. Reeder -- Sources and pathways of arsenic in the geochemical environment: health implications / I. Thornton -- and Mobility of arsenic in groundwater in the Obuasi gold-mining area of Ghana: some implications for human health / P.L. Smedley, W.M. Edmunds and K.B. Pelig-ba -- Environmental impact of mining and smelting industries in Poland / E. Helios Rybicka -- Lacustrine sediment geochemistry as a tool in retrospective environmental impact assessment of mining and urban development in tropical environments: examples from Papua New Guinea / K. Nicholson -- Geochemistry of iodine in relation to iodine deficiency diseases / R. Fuge -- Iodine in the environment and endemic goitre in Sri Lanka / C.B. Dissanayake and R.L.R. Chandrajith -- Clinical and epidemiological correlates of iodine deficiency disorders / A.G. Stewart and P.O.D. Pharoah -- The protective role of trace elements in preventing aflatoxin induced damage: a review / M.G. Nair, S.M. Maxwell and B.J. Brabin -- Preliminary studies of acid and gas contamination at Poas volcano, Costa Rica / R.A. Nicholson, P.D. Roberts and P.J. Baxter -- Kriging: a method of estimation for environmental and rare disease data / M.A. Oliver -- A review of the geochemical factors linked to Podoconiosis / R. Harvey, J.J. Powell and R.P.H. Thompson.

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1897799640

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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