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
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
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
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
Lessons from Woburn part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site presents a three-part videotape series produced to enhance classroom discussions of the book A Civil Action. The site gives outlines of material covered by each tape and allows users to ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video
Assessing Ground-Water Vulnerability to Contamination part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This USGS report provides an overview of some of the common types of assessments used to determine the vulnerability of ground-water resources to contamination. Scientists can use the methods in this ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Ground Water and Surface Water, A Single Resource part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This USGS report presents an overview of the interactions between ground water and surface water in a variety of terrains. It serves as a general educational document with the intention of helping ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
