Earth Science and Public Health: Proceedings of the Second National Conference on USGS Health-Related Research

This report summarizes the presentations and discussions held at the Second National Conference on USGS Health-Related Research, held at the USGS national headquarters in Reston, Virginia.

USGS and GSA co-sponsor GeoHealth I: Building Bridges across the Geological and Health Sciences. A workshop to improve connections between the geological and health sciences.

Medical Geology: a globally emerging discipline

An overview of Medical Geology -- the study of the impacts of geologic materials and processes on animal and human health

New Report — Earth Materials and Health: Research Priorities for Earth Science and Public Health

The National Research Council (NRC) recently published a report that identifies research priorities at the intersection of earth materials and human health research.

Chemical Quality of Self-Supplied Domestic Well Water

USGS scientists evaluated a range of inorganic and organic contaminants in domestic wells from every state and Puerto Rico

Second National Conference on USGS Human Health-Related Research

Disease Emergence and Resurgence:

A new USGS Report on The Wildlife-Human Connection

Pesticides in the Nation's Streams and Ground Water, 1992-2001:

A new USGS Report With information on potential effects of Fish Consumption on Human Health

Volatile Organic Compounds in the Nation's Ground Water and Drinking-Water Supply Wells:

A new USGS Report With information on Chloroform and THMs, Chlorinated Solvents, Fuel Oxygenates and Gasoline Hydrocarbons