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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Climate, Ecosystems, and Infectious Disease part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This online book evaluates the current understanding of the linkages among climate, ecosystems, and infectious disease. It outlines the research needed to improve the understanding of these linkages ...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
Asbestiform Fibers: Non-occupational Health Risks part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Much of the more than 30 million tons of asbestos used in the United States since 1900 is still present as insulation in offices and schools, as vinyl-asbestos flooring in homes, and in other common ...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: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Supercourse: Epidemiology, the Internet, and Global Health part of SERC Web Resource Collection
The Supercourse is an online library of lectures from more than 10,000 faculty in 151 countries. This site allows users to search an extensive collection of over 1,770 lectures on epidemiology, ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection
Love Canal Collection part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Between 1947 and 1952, Hooker Chemicals and Plastic Corporation buried thousands of tons of chemical waste in the Love Canal area of Niagara Falls, New York. By 1978, President Jimmy Carter had ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Maps, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
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
Asbestos Hazard Assessment part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This interactive site introduces students to concepts related to asbestos and how geologists analyze asbestos in building materials. The site is divided into three components: the geology of ...Resource Type: Activities:Project:Investigative Case Studies, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Course Information:Course Site
Asbestos Hazard Assessment part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This interactive site introduces students to concepts related to asbestos and how geologists analyze asbestos in building materials. The site is divided into three components: the geology of ...Resource Type: Activities:Project:Investigative Case Studies, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Course Information:Course Site
Love Canal Collection part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Between 1947 and 1952, Hooker Chemicals and Plastic Corporation buried thousands of tons of chemical waste in the Love Canal area of Niagara Falls, New York. By 1978, President Jimmy Carter had ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Maps, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work