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<p><b>Section 1 - Geochemistry and Health</b> </p> <p>1. Medical geology: Geosphere, human and animal interface </p> <p>2. Biogeochemistry: Essential link between geosphere and biosphere </p> <p>3. Geochemical release and environmental interfaces </p> <p><b>Section 2 - Dust Storms and Health </b> </p> <p>4. Minerogenic dust: Trace elements </p> <p>5. Silicosis and asbestosis </p> <p>6. Radon and health </p> <p><b>Section 3 - Medical Geology of the Hydrosphere </b> </p> <p>7. Water-rock interactions: Mineral dissolution </p> <p>8. Water hardness and health </p> <p>9. Geochemistry of fluoride in the environment and human health </p> <p>10. Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) and strategies for alleviation </p> <p>11. Understanding nexus between hydrogeochemical cycling and medical geology of arsenic </p> <p>12. Potentially toxic metals and health </p> <p><b>Section 4 - Medical Pedology: Health Effects from Soils and Sediments </b> </p> <p>13. Dynamics of trace element bioavailability in soil: Agronomic enhancement and risk assessment </p> <p>14. Geochemical provenance of metalloids and their release: Implications on medical geology </p> <p>15. Cobalt and copper deficiency and molybdenosis </p> <p>16. Healing clays structure and functions </p> <p><b>Section 5 - Case Studies </b> </p> <p>17. Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) ? the search for causes and the impact of its politicization </p> <p>18. Uraniferous province of Lagoa Real: routes, dispersion and impacts of radioelements on health </p> <p>19. Defluoridation </p> <p>20. Pharmacology, toxicology and therapeutic effect of metals and minerals used in traditional medicine </p> <p>21. Understanding the aetiology of trace elements related non-communicable diseases ? reviewing the Ghanaian situation </p> <p>22. Dental fluorosis in Turkey </p> <p>23. Environmental and medical geology of the lead mining and metallurgical complex of Bahia: The case of lead metallurgy, Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brazil </p> <p>24. Uncontrolled coal fires: How medical geology can save lives </p>

<p><b>Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad, PhD,</b> is Emeritus Professor at the School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, India. <p><b>Meththika Vithanage, PhD,</b> is Professor and founding director of the Ecosphere Resilience Centre, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.

<p><b>The key to understanding the relationship between the geological environment and human health </b> <p><i>Medical geology</i> deals with of the impact of environmental factors on the health of individual human beings and communities. In particular, it studies environmental exposure to both macro- and micronutrients in the geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere—respectively, soil, water, and airborne dust—which may positively or negatively impact human growth, development, and overall health. The insights contributed by this burgeoning field can aid not only in individual medical cases, but also in assessing disproportionately impacted communities and addressing global medical inequality. <p><i>Medical Geology: En route to One Health</i> is among the first books to address this vital subject by summarizing recent research in this field. It also serves as an introduction to the multidisciplinary One Health methodology, which unites medical, geological, and environmental insights in one continuous approach to public health. <p><i>Medical Geology </i>readers will also find: <ul><li>An explanation of the influence of the environment on nutrient availability</li> <li> Case studies of well-documented links between endemic diseases and environmental conditions</li> <li> A systematic analysis of the causes of essential element deficiencies in different world regions</li></ul> <p><i>Medical Geology</i> is an essential overview of the field, for advanced students as well as medical, environmental, or geological researchers who wish to understand the complex relationship between the geological environment and human health.

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