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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Natural Environmental Effects of Silver-Lead-Zinc Deposits in the Brooks Range, Alaska part of SERC Web Resource Collection
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 ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Ground Water and Surface Water, A Single Resource part of SERC Web Resource Collection
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 ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Water Basics Glossary part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This glossary is a compilation of hydrologic terms previously defined in published USGS reports.Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Mercury Contamination of Aquatic Ecosystems part of SERC Web Resource Collection
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 ...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
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 ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Maps, Images/Illustrations, Policy Resources
Massachusetts Military Reservation Cleanup part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides information about pollution remediation efforts at a military base on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The site provides documentation of cleanup efforts at seventy-eight different point ...Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Scientific Resources:Research Results
Lessons from Woburn part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site presents a three-part videotape series produced to enhance classroom discussions of the book A Civil Action. The site gives outlines of material covered by each tape and allows users to ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video
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
Water-Borne Illnesses part of SERC Web Resource Collection
In this curricular unit, students learn how water becomes contaminated with specific water-borne diseases, read personal accounts of unsafe water, and work together to brainstorm solutions to the ...Resource Type: Activities:Project, Classroom Activity