Plant and soil form an integrated system. Technogenic contamination of soils with potentially toxic trace elements (PTE) are reflected in the functioning of plants and soil biota. Soil contamination by PTE has several implications for human health, as well as for the biosphere. Trace element “biogeogenic cycling” in the environment is an integral function of the ecosystem (aquatic, terrestrial, and atmospheric). Therefore, the aim of this collective work is to deal with the trace elements in the holistic environment, considering advancements in the state-of the-art analytical techniques, molecular biology, and contemporary biotechnology that enhance our knowledge of the behavior of trace elements in the biogeosphere and organismal levels, i.e., at the cellular and molecular levels. Various chapters of this book provide the background with appropriate examples to understanding the trace elements in the biogeosphere on bioavailability, biogeochemistry, biotechnology, bioremediation, and risk assessment. <...>

The review chapters in this volume were the basis for a two day short course on Medical Mineralogy and Geochemistry held at the United States Geological Survey in Menlo Park, California, U.S.A. (December 9-10, 2006) prior to the American Geophysical Union Meeting in San Francisco, California. This meeting and volume were sponsored by the Mineralogical Society of America, Geochemical Society, and the United States Department of Energy <...>

Medical geology studies exposure to or deficiency of macro- and micronutrients that may lead to health problems in humans and animals. The condition of our environment influences our health as mostly the water and food come from environmental sources. Medical geology helps us to understand the relationship between the aerosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere on human and animal health. The elements and minerals in soil, water, and atmospheric dust affect people and animals as there is a close relationship between the two.

Книжка «Советы врача участнику геологического похода» представляет собой сокращенное и несколько измененное переиздание выпущенной Госгеолтехиздатом в 1955 году книги «Советы врача геологу». Автор ее врач М. Д. Метальников много лет своей врачебной деятельности посвятил наблюдениям за полевым бытом и здоровьем изыскателей, и в частности гео-логов-разведчиков. На основе этих богатых наблюдений им и написана работа «Советы врача геологу». Она явилась весьма полезным и ценным помощником геологов в современном распознавании, предупреждении и лечении многих серьезных заболеваний, в правильной в санитарно-гигиеническом отношении организации работы и быта геологов-разведчиков в экспеди-ционных условиях. <...>