Internet Resources for Geology and Human Health
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Environmental Studies of Mineral Deposits in Alaska part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This collection of articles summarizes environmental geochemical studies of metallic mineral deposits in Alaska, including sulfide, gold, mercury, chromium, and uranium mines and deposits. The ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources, Overview/Reference Work, Research Results, Audio/Visual:Maps, Images/Illustrations
Mineral Resources On Line Spatial Data part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Ths portal allows users to view or download spatial data on regional and global geology, geochemistry, geophysics, and mineral resources. The data can be accessed by using interactive map browsers of ...Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Audio/Visual:Maps
Tabulation of Asbestos Related-Terminology part of SERC Web Resource Collection
The definition of asbestos often varies depending on the source or publication in which it is used. This report summarizes asbestos-related definitions taken from a variety of academic, industrial, ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Asbestos Exposure in Libby, Montana part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Since 1999, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry has been conducting a number activities related to asbestos in Libby, Montana. This web site presents a brief overview of those ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection
Reconnaissance Study of the Geology of U.S. Vermiculite Deposits - Are Asbestos Minerals Common Constituents? part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Unusually high incidences of asbestos-related mortality and respiratory disease in the town of Libby, Montana, have been linked to amphibole mineral fibers intergrown with the vermiculite deposits ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Research Results
National Asbestos Exposure Review part of SERC Web Resource Collection
The National Asbestos Exposure Review is the name of an Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry project to evaluate sites that received and processed vermiculite mined in Libby, Montana from ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Research Results
Libby Asbestos Homepage part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site is the public interface for the EPA's involvement with public health and environmental restoration efforts at an asbestos-contaminated vermiculite mining operation in Libby, Montana. ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Datasets and Tools:Datasets
Asbestos part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This California Geological Survey site provides information about naturally occurring chrysotile and amphibole asbestos in ultramafic rocks and the possible health hazards of asbestos dust from the ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Maps, Scientific Resources:Collection, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
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
A Town Left To Die part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides links to a collection of Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper articles about the history of asbestos-contaminated vermiculite mining in Libby, Montana. Topics of the articles ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection