Earth materials and health
Subtitle: research priorities for earth science and public health
By: Committee on Research Priorities for Earth Science and Public Health, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine ; National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Contributors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Research Priorities for Earth Science and Public Health; National Research Council (U.S.)
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780309104708; 9780309668521
Subjects: Environmental health; Public health; Geology; Research; Environmentally induced diseases
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-164)

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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Earth processes and human physiology; title: What we breathe; title: What we drink; title: What we eat; title: Earth perturbations and public health impacts; title: Giscience, remote sensing, and epidemiology: essential tools for collaboration; title: Encouraging communication and collaboration; title: Collaborative research priorities