Internet Resources for Geology and Human Health

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Environmental Studies of Mineral Deposits in Alaska part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/b2156/b2156.htm

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 ...

Health Topics: Minerals, Radionuclides, Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, Heavy Metals, Waterborne Transport Processes
Resource Type: Scientific Resources, Overview/Reference Work, Research Results, Audio/Visual:Maps, Images/Illustrations

Nutrient Pollution part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.chesapeakebay.net/info/nutr1.cfm

The Nutrient Pollution site explains what nutrients are, how nitrogen and phosphorus are used in the ecosystem, how nutrients can become pollutants to the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers, what the ...

Health Topics: Waterborne Transport Processes, Controls on Bioavailability, Organic Compounds
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

Ecosystem Change and Public Health: A Global Perspective part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title_pages/1495.html

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 ...

Health Topics: Airborne Transport Processes, Waterborne Transport Processes, Biogenic Hazards, Other, Epidemiology and Risk Analysis
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

Assessing Ground-Water Vulnerability to Contamination part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2002/circ1224/

This USGS report provides an overview of some of the common types of assessments used to determine the vulnerability of ground-water resources to contamination. Scientists can use the methods in this ...

Health Topics: Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, Public Policy, Waterborne Transport Processes
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

The Dead Sea Research Center part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.deadsea-health.org/index.html

This organization promotes and supports scientific studies of the Dead Sea environment, primarily the therapeutic potential of its natural resources. The site features information and data about the ...

Health Topics: Controls on Bioavailability, Waterborne Transport Processes
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Datasets and Tools:Datasets

Natural Environmental Effects of Silver-Lead-Zinc Deposits in the Brooks Range, Alaska part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-0092-95/

This USGS fact sheet presents the results of a study showing significant metal contamination of streams associated with un-mined silver-lead-zinc deposits in the Brooks Range, Alaska. The metal ...

Health Topics: Waterborne Transport Processes, Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, Heavy Metals
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

Ground Water and Surface Water, A Single Resource part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1139/

This USGS report presents an overview of the interactions between ground water and surface water in a variety of terrains. It serves as a general educational document with the intention of helping ...

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

Water Basics Glossary part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://water.usgs.gov/water-basics_glossary.html

This glossary is a compilation of hydrologic terms previously defined in published USGS reports.

Health Topics: Waterborne Transport Processes
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

Mercury Contamination of Aquatic Ecosystems part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://water.usgs.gov/wid/FS_216-95/FS_216-95.html

This site provides a brief overview of mercury cycling in the environment. Text is accompanied by useful diagrams that depict the health effects of mercury on the human body, the accumulation of ...

Health Topics: Waterborne Transport Processes, Heavy Metals
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Maps

Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.epa.gov/hudson/

This site is the EPA's home page for the PCB contamination of the Hudson River by the General Electric Company and the ongoing remediation efforts by the EPA. The site features information and ...

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