Internet Resources for Geology and Human Health

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Long-lasting Eruption of Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i Leads to Volcanic-Air Pollution part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Hazards/What/VolGas/VolGasPoll...

In 1986 the eruption of Kilauea Volcano changed from the episodic fountaining of lava and gas at Pu`u O`o cone every few weeks to the continuous outpouring of lava from a new vent only 3 kilometers ...

Health Topics: Airborne Transport Processes, Gases
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations

National Asbestos Exposure Review part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/index.html

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 ...

Health Topics: Airborne Transport Processes, Minerals
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Research Results

Asbestos part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.consrv.ca.gov/cgs/minerals/hazardous_minerals...

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 ...

Health Topics: Controls on Bioavailability, Minerals, Airborne Transport Processes, Epidemiology and Risk Analysis
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Maps, Scientific Resources:Collection, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations

Health Impacts of Coal Combustion part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs94-00/

This USGS report provides information about the effects of coal combustion on human health. It explains the hazards associated with emissions from both large-scale coal burning electrical plants and ...

Health Topics: Airborne Transport Processes
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations

Health Effects of Toxic Organic Compounds from Coal part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs004-01/

This USGS fact sheet summarizes the occurrence of Balkan Endemic Nephropathy, a serious kidney disease that occurs only in tributary valleys of the Danube River in Romania, Bulgaria, and the former ...

Health Topics: Organic Compounds, Airborne Transport Processes
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations

Asbestos Hazard Assessment part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/powell/core_as...

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 ...

Health Topics: Minerals, Airborne Transport Processes, Analytical Techniques, Epidemiology and Risk Analysis
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

http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/powell/core_as...

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 ...

Asbestos Hazard Assessment part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/powell/core_as...

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 ...

Volcanic Emissions and Global Cooling part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://plaza.ufl.edu/airwess/

This site provides information about the effects of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide volcanic emissions on global climate. Helpful diagrams depict the chemical processes involved in atmospheric ...

Health Topics: Gases, Airborne Transport Processes
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

Environmental Studies of the World Trade Center Area After the September 11, 2001 Attack. part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/ofr-01-0429/

This report describes the results of an interdisciplinary environmental characterization of the World Trade Center (WTC) area after September 11, 2001. The scientific investigation included two main ...

Health Topics: Airborne Transport Processes
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Scientific Resources:Research Results, Audio/Visual:Maps