Medical Geology, Volume 2: Effects of Geological Environments on Human Health (Developments in Earth and Environmental Sciences) [Hardcover]

Miomir Komatina (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 14, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0444516158 | ISBN-13: 978-0444516152 | Edition: 1

Geology, one of the basic natural sciences, is proving to be of outstanding importance in solving problems relating to:

• agriculture


• exploitation of the Earth's mineral resources


• environmental issues


• soil preservation


• water


• energy and other resources


• protection against natural disasters (landslides, floods, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes) as well as human health.

The main objective of the book Medical Geology: Effects of Geological Environments on Human Health is to show how the geological environment affects human health and to explore preventative methods for improvement.

This monograph consists of the following five segments:

• Introduction


• Geological and other factors and their influence on the human health


• Subject, tasks and methods of geomedical discipline


• Regional medical geology


• Applied medical geology

The topics covered in this book will be of interest to a wide circle of readers, including geologists, doctors, biologists, ecologists, planners and many others who are dedicated to the quality and protection of human health.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The topics covered in this book will be of interest to a wide circle of readers, including geologists, physicians, biologists, ecologists, planners, public health professionals, and many others who are dedicated to the quality and protections of human health."
-Fakhry A. Assaad, Consultant Geologist and Data Analyst, in ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY, JAN 2006

a unique medical scientific book that combines together several interrelated medical sciences with different branches of Earth Science and their implications on the environment and human health.
Environmental Geology, 2005

Product Details

• Hardcover: 502 pages
• Publisher: Elsevier Science; 1 edition (April 14, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0444516158
• ISBN-13: 978-0444516152
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,836,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars medical hydrology, September 15, 2005

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This review is from: Medical Geology, Volume 2: Effects of Geological Environments on Human Health (Developments in Earth and Environmental Sciences) (Hardcover)

This is a great book on medical geology. The chapters dealing with medical hydrology alone are worth the price. I don't know what the other fellow does who wrote a review, but I apply medical hydrology in the form of balneology and medical geology in the form of pelotherapy/moor therapy on a daily basis. This book brings in the European tradition of medical geology (which is applied much more in a medical setting than we do in America)and sheds light on this great healing tradition. Anyone interested in medical geology, medical hydrology, spa medicine, etc., would be better off having this text in their library. Period.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lost in translation, July 18, 2005

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Dr. Moebius (Milky Way) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Medical Geology, Volume 2: Effects of Geological Environments on Human Health (Developments in Earth and Environmental Sciences) (Hardcover)

Don't waste your time trying to read this poorly translated volume. Unfortunately, the publisher did not help the author or the field of medical geology by putting forth such a poorly translated book. For THE benchmark tome on this topic, see my review of ESSENTIALS OF MEDICAL GEOLOGY.