Internet Resources for Geology and Human Health
A collection of internet resources intended to help faculty in teaching or designing courses and activities related to geology and public health. Resources include data, images, animations, activities, literature and references. Contribute a resource to this collection.
Health Topics
- Airborne Transport Processes 3 matches
- Biogenic Hazards 7 matches
- Controls on Bioavailability 2 matches
- Epidemiology and Risk Analysis 11 matches
- Gases 4 matches
- Heavy Metals 33 matches
- Minerals 2 matches
- Organic Compounds 8 matches
- Other 2 matches
- Public Policy 4 matches
- Radionuclides 2 matches
- Waterborne Transport Processes 14 matches
Results 1 - 10 of 33 matches
Center for International Earth Science Information Network part of SERC Web Resource Collection
CIESIN was established in 1989 as a non-profit, non-governmental organization to provide information that would help scientists, decision-makers, and the public better understand their changing ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Datasets with Teaching Activities, Datasets, Policy Resources, Audio/Visual:Maps
Mercury in the Environment part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This USGS fact sheet provides information about mercury toxicity and its occurrence in the environment. Maps, diagrams, and photographs complement the text which discusses the sources and types of ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Research Results, Audio/Visual:Maps
Mercury Research in the USGS part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides links to USGS information about mercury sources, cycling and toxicity in the environment. The site features announcements about upcoming workshops and activities, fact sheets and ...Resource Type: Activities, Scientific Resources:Collection
Mercury Contamination of Aquatic Ecosystems part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides a brief overview of mercury cycling in the environment. Text is accompanied by useful diagrams that depict the health effects of mercury on the human body, the accumulation of ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Maps, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Chromium and Health - A Summary part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This fact sheet provides general information about elemental chromium, including types of chromium, uses, and the effects of short-term and long-term exposure.Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
International Chromium Development Association part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This professional organization works to promote the chromium industry, from mining and production to industry and health. The site provides abundant information about the properties, sources and uses ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection
Selenium Waste part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides general information about selenium including its occurrence, industrial applications, toxicology, and regulations and practices regarding industrial waste disposal. The site also ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection
Scorecard: Get the Facts on Local Pollution part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Scorecard provides environmental maps with a pollution locator to search by area, for the following subjects: criteria air pollutants, hazardous air pollutants, lead hazards, lead contamination, ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Maps, Datasets and Tools:Datasets
Navajo Birth Outcomes in the Shiprock Uranium Mining Area part of SERC Print Resource Collection
The role of environmental radiation in the etiology of birth defects, stillbirths, and other adverse outcomes of pregnancy was evaluated for 13,329 Navajos born at the Public Health Service/Indian ...
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results
Reshaping the Graduate Education of Scientists and Engineers part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Are we producing too many PhDs? Does the current graduate education system adequately prepare science and engineering students for today's marketplace? How do foreign students enter the picture? What ...
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results
