Medical Geology is an emerging scientific discipline..

[Viva_La_Revolution]

Medical Geology is an emerging scientific discipline that examines the impacts that geologic materials and processes have on human and ecosystem health. Medical Geology:

Identifies and characterizes natural and anthropogenic sources of harmful materials in the environment.
Predicts the movement and alteration of chemical, infectious, and other disease-causing agents over time and space.
Provides an understanding of how people are exposed to harmful materials and describes what can be done to minimize or prevent such exposure.

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http://energy.usgs.gov/HealthEnvironment/EcosystemsHumanHealth/MedicalGeology.aspx

[lalalu]

1. Interesting and it will probably expand as we learn more about genetics.

The research into DNA and genetics is providing more proof of how our genes are affected by environment. I can see why this would be a growing field.

[FirstLight]

2. fascinating

I found out years after the fact that my dad built our house near an old iron mine, and the whole area is still contaminated. We saw patterns of illness in our neighbors over the years, and my sister and I carry an autoimmune genetic disease...we found out two of the neighbors kids have the same thing as adults...

[Tikki]

3. And those of us who grew up near nuclear acres know...

The traces of cesium and tritium and strontium in the nuclear process...oh and gallbladder
and thyroid and prostate diseases are often going around hand in hand in reality.


Tikki