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Medical Geology: Introduction

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.