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Earth Materials and Health

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309164494
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Earth Materials and Health written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-04-09 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A range of natural earth materials, like arsenic or fluoride, have long been linked to significant human health effects. Improved understanding of the pervasive and complex interactions between earth materials and human health will require creative collaborations between earth scientists and public health professionals. At the request of the National Science Foundation, U.S. Geological Survey, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration, this National Research Council book assesses the current state of knowledge at the interface between the earth sciences and public health disciplines. The book identifies high-priority areas for collaborative research, including understanding the transport and bioavailability of potentially hazardous earth materials, using risk-based scenarios to mitigate the public health effects of natural hazards under current and future climate regimes, and understanding the health risks that result from disturbance of earth systems. Geospatial information - geological maps for earth scientists and epidemiological data for public health professionals - is identified as one of the essential integrative tools that is fundamental to the activities of both communities. The book also calls for increased data sharing between agencies to promote interdisciplinary research without compromising privacy.

Earth Materials

Author : Cornelis Klein
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 052114521X
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (211 download)

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Download or read book Earth Materials written by Cornelis Klein and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key concepts in mineralogy and petrology are explained alongside beautiful full-color illustrations, in this concisely written textbook.

Earth Materials

Author : Kevin Hefferan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444391216
Total Pages : 935 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Earth Materials written by Kevin Hefferan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 935 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minerals and rocks form the foundation of geologic studies. This new textbook has been written to address the needs of students at the increasing number of universities that have compressed separate mineralogy and petrology courses into a one- or two-semester Earth materials course. Key features of this book include: equal coverage of mineralogy, sedimentary petrology, igneous petrology and metamorphic petrology; copious field examples and regional relationships with graphics that illustrate the concepts discussed; numerous case studies to show the uses of earth materials as resources and their fundamental role in our lives and the global economy, and their relation to natural and human-induced hazards; the integration of earth materials into a cohesive process-based earth systems framework; two color thoughout with 48 pages of four color. Readership: students taking an earth materials, or combined mineralogy and petrology course in an earth science degree program. It will also be useful for environmental scientists, engineering geologists, and physical geographers who need to learn about minerals, rocks, soil and water in a comprehensive framework. A companion website for this book is available at: www.wiley.com/go/hefferan/earthmaterials.

Earth Materials

Author : Dexter Perkins
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429589255
Total Pages : 926 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book Earth Materials written by Dexter Perkins and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-07-24 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a large and growing need for a textbook that can form the basis for integrated classes that look at minerals, rocks, and other Earth materials. Despite the need, no high-quality book is available for such a course. Earth Materials is a wide-ranging undergraduate textbook that covers all the most important kinds of (inorganic) Earth materials. Besides traditional chapters on minerals and rocks, this book features chapters on sediments and stratigraphy, weathering and soils, water and the hydrosphere, and mineral and energy deposits. Introductions to soil mechanics and rock mechanics are also included. This book steers away from the model of traditional encyclopedic science textbooks, but rather exposes students to the key and most exciting ideas and information, with an emphasis on thinking about Earth as a system. The book is written in such a manner as to support inquiry, discovery and other forms of active learning. All chapters start with a short topical story or vignette, and the plentiful photographs and other graphics are integrated completely with the text. Earth Materials will be interesting and useful for a wide range of learners, including geoscience students, students taking mineralogy and petrology courses, engineers, and anyone interested in learning more about the Earth as a system.

Earth's Materials

Author : Gautam Sen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Earth's Materials written by Gautam Sen and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For courses in Earth Materials, Petrology and Mineralogy. This comprehensive volume, covering all aspects of mineralogy, optical mineralogy and petrology addresses the recent and dramatic shift in geological sciences. The text provides students with a sense of the quantitative nature of the field and details the exciting new developments in the study of earth materials.

Earth Materials and Health

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030910470X
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Earth Materials and Health written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-05-09 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A range of natural earth materials, like arsenic or fluoride, have long been linked to significant human health effects. Improved understanding of the pervasive and complex interactions between earth materials and human health will require creative collaborations between earth scientists and public health professionals. At the request of the National Science Foundation, U.S. Geological Survey, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration, this National Research Council book assesses the current state of knowledge at the interface between the earth sciences and public health disciplines. The book identifies high-priority areas for collaborative research, including understanding the transport and bioavailability of potentially hazardous earth materials, using risk-based scenarios to mitigate the public health effects of natural hazards under current and future climate regimes, and understanding the health risks that result from disturbance of earth systems. Geospatial information - geological maps for earth scientists and epidemiological data for public health professionals - is identified as one of the essential integrative tools that is fundamental to the activities of both communities. The book also calls for increased data sharing between agencies to promote interdisciplinary research without compromising privacy.

Rare Earth Materials

Author : A.R. Jha
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466564032
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (665 download)

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Download or read book Rare Earth Materials written by A.R. Jha and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent studies indicate that China accounts for about 96 percent of the world’s supply of rare earth materials (REMs). With REMs becoming increasingly important for a growing number of high-tech applications, appropriate action must be taken to mitigate the effects of a shortage of critical REMs in defense systems and components. Bringing together information previously available only from disparate journal articles and databases, Rare Earth Materials: Properties and Applications describes the unique characteristics and applications of 17 REMs. It defines their chemical, electrical, thermal, and optical characteristics. Maintaining a focus on physical and chemical properties, it addresses the history and critical issues pertaining to mining and processing of REMs. In this book, Dr. A.R. Jha continues his distinguished track record of distilling complex theoretical physical concepts into an understandable technical framework that can be extended to practical applications across commercial and industrial frameworks. He summarizes the chemical, optical, electrical, thermal, magnetic, and spectroscopic properties of REMs best suited for next-generation commercial and military systems or equipment. Coverage includes extraction, recycling, refinement, visual inspection, identification of spectroscopic parameters, quality control, element separation based on specific application, pricing control, and environmental / geo-political considerations. Potential applications are identified with an emphasis on scientific instruments, nuclear resonance imaging equipment, MRI systems, magnetic couplers for uranium enrichment equipment, battery-electrodes, electric motors, electric generators, underwater sensors, and commercial and military sensors. The book describes unique applications of rare earth magnets in all-electric and hybrid electric cars and microwave components. It also considers the use of rare earth magnets in commercial and military systems where weight and size are the critical design requirements. Suitable for both students and design engineers involved in the development of high-technology components or systems, the book concludes by summarizing future applications in electro-optic systems and components, including infrared lasers, diode-pumped solid-state lasers operating at room temperatures, and other sophisticated military and commercial test equipment

Medical Geology, Treatments of Diseases from Earth Materials, and Geomaterials Used in Pharmaceutical Production

Author : Morteza Sheshpari
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781791849962
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book Medical Geology, Treatments of Diseases from Earth Materials, and Geomaterials Used in Pharmaceutical Production written by Morteza Sheshpari and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-20 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The developing scientific discipline of Medical Geology has absorbed equally researchers and contributors parallel bearing in mind its exceedingly interdisciplinary aspect. It is in excess of two and half billion years from the time when the primary properties of natural life initiated to impact Earth's atmosphere, waters and continents. The branch of medical geology has sustained to develop in attention and standing over the preceding few decades. This exclusive investigation field emphases on interactions among geological settings and human being, resulting in together damaging and positive health consequences. Not astonishingly, the discipline is comprehensive and difficult, and generally needs a wide-ranging interdisciplinary attention to report the diversity of human healthiness matters and diseases explicitly associated to geological materials or earth structure events. This book delivers a model of the multiplicity noticeable through numerous study subjects. For instance, scholars continue attracted in health problems subsequently after contact to toxic minerals and absence of vital trace elements, complications by main origins in geology, either natural or anthropogenic. On the other hand, investigation generally results in health benefits that for instance are connected by hot springs and sand baths or definite well-being protecting properties interconnected to natural elements in consumed water or elements extracted from Earth minerals in pharmaceutical industries. Several elements are vital to human, animal and vegetal wellbeing in trivial dosages. Furthermost of these elements are engaged into the human organisation through nourishment, water, and air. It is the goal of this book to present the topic to students and academics both in the fields of Medicine and Geology concerned in geosphere humanoid connections.

Treasures of the Earth

Author : Saleem H. Ali
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300155670
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Treasures of the Earth written by Saleem H. Ali and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would the world be a better place if human societies were somehow able to curb their desires for material goods? Saleem Ali's pioneering book links human wants and needs by providing a natural history of consumption and materialism with scientific detail and humanistic nuance. It argues that simply disavowing consumption of materials is not likely to help in planning for a resource-scarce future, given global inequality, development imperatives, and our goals for a democratic global society. Rather than suppress the creativity and desire to discover that is often embedded in the exploration and production of material goods--which he calls the treasure impulse--Ali proposes a new environmental paradigm, one that accepts our need to consume treasure for cultural and developmental reasons, but warns of our concomitant need to conserve. In evaluating the impact of treasure consumption on resource-rich countries, he argues that there is a way to consume responsibly and alleviate global poverty.

Earth Materials

Author : Cornelis Klein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781139839709
Total Pages : 533 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (397 download)

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Download or read book Earth Materials written by Cornelis Klein and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The fundamental concepts of mineralogy and petrology are explained in this highly illustrated, full-color textbook to create a concise overview for students studying Earth materials. The relationship between minerals and rocks and how they relate to the broader Earth, materials and environmental sciences is interwoven throughout. Beautiful photos of specimens and Crystal-Maker's 3-D illustrations allow students to easily visualize minerals, rocks and crystal structures. Review questions at the end of chapters allow students to check their understanding. The importance of Earth materials to human cultural development and the hazards they pose to humans are discussed in later chapters. This ambitious, wide-ranging book is written by two world-renowned textbook authors each with over 40 years of teaching experience, who bring that experience to clearly convey the important topics"--

Earthing

Author : Clinton Ober
Publisher : Basic Health Publications, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781591202837
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Earthing written by Clinton Ober and published by Basic Health Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The solution for chronic inflammation, regarded as the cause of the most common modern diseases, has been identified! Earthing introduces the planet's powerful, amazing, and overlooked natural healing energy and how people anywhere can readily connect to it. This never-before-told story, filled with fascinating research and real-life testimonials, chronicles a discovery with the potential to create a global health revolution.

Earth's Natural Resources

Author : John V. Walther
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1449632343
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (496 download)

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Download or read book Earth's Natural Resources written by John V. Walther and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2014 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earth's Natural Resources provides a thorough overview of the subject and details how natural resources relate to individuals and our society. It discusses how the Earth's natural resources form and change over time, how they are extracted for human use, and how we can continue to sustainably use them with our ever-growing global population. The text begins with the basics of energy-giving resources such as oil, natural gas, and coal, as well as alternative energy sources and nuclear power. It goes on to cover the earth's abundant and scarce metals, followed by elements used in agriculture, water and its distribution, quality, and usage. The final section highlights soil composition, minerals, and degradation. In each section, the author discusses the science of the element under consideration, as well as any environmental and sustainability concerns that have arisen as humans have harvested the resources with increasing effectiveness. Key Features of Earth's Natural Resources: -Provides a thorough overview of our natural resources and how society affects these resources -Includes material on alternative energy sources -End-of-chapter material includes chapter summaries, key term listing, student problems, and reference for further reading -Instructor resources include: PowerPoint Image Bank, PowerPoint Lecture Slides, answers to end of chapter problems

Phytoliths - Applications in Earth Science and Human History

Author : Jean Dominique Meunier
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415889452
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (894 download)

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Download or read book Phytoliths - Applications in Earth Science and Human History written by Jean Dominique Meunier and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This impeccably-researched volume skillfully reports and discusses advances in phytolith research, addressing in particular the use of phytoliths for deciphering fundamental issues in earth science and human history. Comprising thirty reviews and original papers, findings are presented in the following five sections: · phytoliths in palaeoclimatology and palaeoecology · phytoliths, diet and health · archaeological structures, ancient agricultures and palaeoethnobotany · methodology, taxonomy and taphonomy · soil-plant interaction.

Environmental Geochemistry

Author : B. Sherwood Lollar
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780080446431
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book Environmental Geochemistry written by B. Sherwood Lollar and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2005-05-21 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Treatise on Geochemistry is the first work providing a comprehensive, integrated summary of the present state of geochemistry. It deals with all the major subjects in the field, ranging from the chemistry of the solar system to environmental geochemistry. The Treatise on Geochemistry has drawn on the expertise of outstanding scientists throughout the world, creating the reference work in geochemistry for the next decade. Each volume consists of fifteen to twenty-five chapters written by recognized authorities in their fields, and chosen by the Volume Editors in consultation with the Executive Editors. Particular emphasis has been placed on integrating the subject matter of the individual chapters and volumes. Elsevier also offers the Treatise on Geochemistry in electronic format via the online platform ScienceDirect, the most comprehensive database of academic research on the Internet today, enhanced by a suite of sophisticated linking, searching and retrieval tools.

The Good Earth Bath, Beauty & Health Book

Author : Casey Kellar
Publisher : Krause Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780873419543
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book The Good Earth Bath, Beauty & Health Book written by Casey Kellar and published by Krause Publications. This book was released on 2001-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With remedies and toiletries made with natural, simple formulas and ingredients found in health food, drug, and supermarkets, people of all ages can learn how to pamper themselves. Casey Kellar, the founder of RainShadow Labs and RainCountry Naturals, is also the author of The Natural Beauty and Bath Book and Natural Cleaning for Your Home. More than 75 simple formulas enhance well-being and produce spa-quality beauty results; Learn to make lotions, toothpaste, bubble bath, massage oils, cough syrup, lip balm, perfume, and hair care with readily available ingredients; Special section on creating gift bags for loved ones.

Living with the Earth, Fourth Edition

Author : Gary S. Moore
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429629362
Total Pages : 607 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book Living with the Earth, Fourth Edition written by Gary S. Moore and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-10-25 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shelving Guide; Environmental Science This is a groundbreaking and innovative book now in its fourth edition. The first edition won the CHOICE award for outstanding Academic Book while editions two and three became bestsellers on their own right. This fourth edition is packed with new updates on current world events associated with environmental issues and related health concerns. The author maintains traditional concepts and merges them with new and controversial issues. The book has been revised to include up-to-date topics with and a revised Web site with updated links. So what Coverage of emergency preparedness for environmental health practitioners Discussion of population dynamics especially with regard to overpopulation and underpopulation around the world and their respective influences on social, economic, and environmental concerns. The mechanisms of environmental disease, emphasizing genetic disease and its role in developmental disorders and cancer. Human behaviors and pollution are presented along with respect to their roles in cancer risk. The ever increasing issues surrounding emerging and re-emerging diseases around the earth and the introduction of an increasing number of emerging diseases. The growing problems of asthma and other health effects associated with air pollution. An exploration of the mechanisms of toxicity with special reference to the immune system and endocrine disruption. The ongoing issues of the creation and disposal of hazardous waste along with the controversies surrounding disposal are presented. The issues and benefits of recycling are explored. The use of HACCP in assuring food quality, food safety issues, and the Food Quality Protection Act are discussed. Numerous technical illustrations, charts, graphs, and photographs are included What on the Web? Test bank and study questions giving a complete review of the concepts covered. Search tools for online journals and databases covering useful, up-to-date information in health and environmental topics Subject specific links by chapter as well as Federal, state, and organization sites with relevant information Downloadable PowerPoint files for each Chapter providing the instructor with ready-made presentation materials that can be modified as needed. Downloadable and printable test questions and answers for each chapter available to instructors

Elemental Earth

Author : Sandu Publications
Publisher : Gingko Press
ISBN 13 : 9781584237365
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Elemental Earth written by Sandu Publications and published by Gingko Press. This book was released on 2019-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elemental/Earth is a deep-dive into the latest in earth-based making, from composite stonework to 3D-printed ceramics. Profiles of artists renowned for their work with earthen materials explore the frontier where inspiration, skill, and technology meet.