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
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 ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Ecosystem Change and Public Health: A Global Perspective part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This textbook was published to: 1) raise awareness of changes in human health related to global ecosystem change; and 2) expand the scope of the traditional curriculum in environmental health to ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
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
Risk Assessment for Toxic Air Pollutants: A Citizen's Guide part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This EPA fact sheet provides easy-to-understand information about air pollution and how it affects human health. Topics include health risks, exposure assessment, dose-response relationships, risk ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Health Impacts of Coal Combustion part of SERC Web Resource Collection
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 ...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
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 ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
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
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