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 24 matches
- Analytical Techniques 2 matches
- Biogenic Hazards 14 matches
- Controls on Bioavailability 7 matches
- Epidemiology and Risk Analysis 50 matches
- Gases 12 matches
- Heavy Metals 33 matches
- Minerals 21 matches
- Organic Compounds 19 matches
- Other 27 matches
- Public Policy 20 matches
- Radionuclides 10 matches
- Waterborne Transport Processes 45 matches
Results 21 - 30 of 142 matches
TOXMAP - Online Toxicology Maps part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site allows users to create and view maps of chemicals released into the air, ground, and water. Maps show the locations of facilities that have had chemical releases, and users can look up the ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Maps, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Datasets
Environmental Health Perspectives part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This peer-reviewed, open access journal is dedicated to studies of the effect of the environment on human health. Users may search the site by publication or by an extensive list of wide-ranging ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Collection
Periodic Table of the Elements part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site presents an interactive periodic table that provides information about each element including its description, uses, occurrence, and role in biological processes. For instructors, the site ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Massachusetts Military Reservation Cleanup part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides information about pollution remediation efforts at a military base on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The site provides documentation of cleanup efforts at seventy-eight different point ...Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Scientific Resources:Research Results
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
Waste Incineration and Public Health part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This online book examines how contaminants are released by incineration, environmental dynamics of contaminants and routes of human exposure, approaches for assessing possible human health effects, ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Toxicity Testing part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This report explains how many chemicals used in pesticides, cosmetics, drugs, food, and commerce have not been sufficiently tested to allow a complete determination of their potential hazards. The ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Atmospheric Aerosols part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This NASA site explains the three major types of atmospheric aerosols - volcanic emissions, desert dust, and anthropogenic aerosols - and how they affect global climate. The site discusses the ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This NASA website documents the detection, tracking and measurement of volcanic eruption plumes from space. The site features an image archive of satellite data that has been used to create maps and ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Datasets and Tools:Datasets
