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.
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EnviroHealthAction part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides an online community for health professionals and others interested in environmental health and gives users the opportunity to access important resources about public health. Topics ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Policy Resources
Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides reports from a British Geological Survey project which assessed the scale of arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh and examined the possible source, mobility and fate ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results, Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Audio/Visual:Maps, Images/Illustrations
West Bengal and Bangladesh Arsenic Crisis Information Center part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This clearinghouse site features links to a comprehensive collection of resources related to the arsenic health crisis in Bangladesh and India. The site provides links to news articles, reports and ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection
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:Maps, Images/Illustrations, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Datasets with Teaching Activities, Policy Resources, Datasets and Tools:Datasets
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:Maps, Images/Illustrations, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Datasets with Teaching Activities, Policy Resources, Datasets and Tools:Datasets
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:Overview/Reference Work, Collection
Toxics and Health part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site presents information about the staggering amount of toxic chemicals in our environment and some of their adverse heath effects, such as endocrine disruption, cancer, and neurodevelopmental ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Periodic Table of Toxic Elements part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This interactive periodic table provides information about elements and radionuclides that are potentially toxic to human health. Click on a highlighted element to read about its properties, ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Groundwater transport of arsenic and chromium at a historical tannery, Woburn, Massachusetts, U.S.A. part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This article from 'Applied Geochemistry' is an overview of the use and subsequent reduction of arsenic and chromium compounds in the tanning industry. The article also describes the ...
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results, Activities:Lab Activity