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 14 matches
- Controls on Bioavailability 1 match
- Epidemiology and Risk Analysis 4 matches
- Gases 1 match
- Heavy Metals 7 matches
- Minerals 2 matches
- Organic Compounds 3 matches
- Other 5 matches
- Public Policy 1 match
- Radionuclides 1 match
- Waterborne Transport Processes 6 matches
Results 1 - 10 of 14 matches
Visible Earth part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides a searchable collection of NASA Earth science images, animations and data visualizations. Most images are available at multiple resolutions, with a description of the image and ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Animations/Video, Scientific Resources:Collection, Audio/Visual:Maps
NLM: Environmental Health and Toxicology for Students and Educators part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website from the National Library of Medicine focuses on toxicology. The site features an interactive guide to potentially toxic substances and environmental health issues in everyday places, ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection
Water-Borne Illnesses part of SERC Web Resource Collection
In this curricular unit, students learn how water becomes contaminated with specific water-borne diseases, read personal accounts of unsafe water, and work together to brainstorm solutions to the ...Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Project
Lung Cancer Among Navajo Uranium Miners part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This Chest journal article address lung cancer among Navajo uranium miners, focusing on men who were admitted to the hospital from February 1965 to May 1979. Topics include cumulative radon exposure, ...
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results
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
BIO2010: Transforming Undergraduate Education for Future Research Biologists part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Biological sciences have been revolutionized, not only in the way research is conducted but also in how research findings are communicated among professionals and to the public. Yet, the ...
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results
Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Sciences part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science identifies areas of high-priority research within the purview of the Earth Science Division of the National Science Foundation, assesses ...
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources
Hurricanes: Links to health information including toxicology and environmental health part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This clearinghouse website, compiled by the National Institutes of Health, provides links to a wide variety of useful information regarding the toxicological and environmental health effects of ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Scientific Resources
Recognizing Waterborne Disease and The Health Effects of Water Pollution part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This extensive Physician On-Line Reference Guide addresses the critical need for practicing physicians to have access to peer-reviewed educational resources to assist them in the recognition, ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Overview/Reference Work
