Medical geology is a multidisciplinary field examining relationships between geological materials and processes and the health of humans, animals and ecosystems. The International Medical Geology Association frames the field around systematic collaboration between geoscience and health sciences.
For related guides and articles, see the José A. Centeno section.
Core Goals
IMGA lists goals such as identifying geological causes of environmental health problems, developing preventive solutions and evaluating potentially beneficial effects of geological materials.
The field therefore considers not only toxicity but also deficiency and potentially beneficial geological influences.
Major Research Themes
Natural dust, radioactivity, toxic trace elements such as arsenic and mercury, deficiencies of essential trace elements and naturally occurring compounds in drinking water are among the central topics.
The same framework can be applied to natural mineral materials such as rock salt by considering source, composition and exposure pathway.
A Global Discipline
IMGA continues a global research tradition associated with scientists including Selinus, Finkelman and Centeno.
Geoscientists collaborate with medicine, toxicology, public health and environmental science.
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