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Medical Geology: Impacts of the Natural Environment on Public Health Edited by Jose A. Centeno, Robert B. Finkelman and Olle Selinus Printed Edition of the Special Issue Published in Geosciences www.mdpi.com/journal/geosciences Jose A. Centeno, Robert B. Finkelman and Olle Selinus (Eds.) Medical Geology: Impacts of the Natural Environment on Public Health This book is a reprint of the special issue that appeared in the online open access journal Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263) in 2014 (available at: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/geosciences/special_issues/medical_geology). Guest Editors Jose A. Centeno US Food and Drug Administration USA Robert B. Finkelman University of Texas at Dallas USA Olle Selinus Linneaus University Sweden Editorial Office MDPI AG Klybeckstrasse 64 Basel, Switzerland Publisher Shu-Kun Lin Assistant Editor Xiaozhen Han 1. Edition 2016 MDPI • Basel • Beijing • Wuhan%DUFHORQD ISBN 978-3-03842-197-9 (Hbk) ISBN 978-3-03842-198-6 (PDF) © 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. All articles in this volume are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. However, the dissemination and distribution of physical copies of this book as a whole is restricted to MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. III Table of Contents List of Contributors ............................................................................................................... V About the Guest Editors..................................................................................................... VIII Preface Medical Geology: Impacts of the Natural Environment on Public Health Reprinted from: Geosciences 2016, 6(1), 8 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/6/1/8 ................................................................................XI Dale W. Griffin, Erin E. Silvestri, Charlena Y. Bowling, Timothy Boe, David B. Smith and Tonya L. Nichols Anthrax and the Geochemistry of Soils in the Contiguous United States Reprinted from: Geosciences 2014, 4(3), 114-127 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/4/3/114 .............................................................................. 1 Rachael Martin, Kim Dowling, Dora Pearce, James Sillitoe and Singarayer Florentine Health Effects Associated with Inhalation of Airborne Arsenic Arising from Mining Operations Reprinted from: Geosciences 2014, 4(3), 128-175 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/4/3/128 ............................................................................ 15 Ingrid Luffman and Liem Tran Risk Factors for E. coli O157 and Cryptosporidiosis Infection in Individuals in the Karst Valleys of East Tennessee, USA Reprinted from: Geosciences 2014, 4(3), 202-218 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/4/3/202 ............................................................................ 66 William Stearman, Mauricio Taulis, James Smith and Maree Corkeron Assessment of Geogenic Contaminants in Water Co-Produced with Coal Seam Gas Extraction in Queensland, Australia: Implications for Human Health Risk Reprinted from: Geosciences 2014, 4(3), 219-239 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/4/3/219 ............................................................................ 84 IV Carla Candeias, Eduardo Ferreira da Silva, Paula F. Ávila and João Paulo Teixeira Identifying Sources and Assessing Potential Risk of Exposure to Heavy Metals and Hazardous Materials in Mining Areas: The Case Study of Panasqueira Mine (Central Portugal) as an Example Reprinted from: Geosciences 2014, 4(4), 240-268 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/4/4/240 .......................................................................... 105 Marina M. S. Cabral Pinto, Eduardo A. Ferreira da Silva, Maria M. V. G. Silva, Paulo Melo-Gonçalves and Carla Candeias Environmental Risk Assessment Based on High-Resolution Spatial Maps of Potentially Toxic Elements Sampled on Stream Sediments of Santiago, Cape Verde Reprinted from: Geosciences 2014, 4(4), 297-315 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/4/4/297 .......................................................................... 135 Anita Moore-Nall The Legacy of Uranium Development on or Near Indian Reservations and Health Implications Rekindling Public Awareness Reprinted from: Geosciences 2015, 5(1), 15-29 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/5/1/15 ............................................................................ 155 Denitza Dimitrova Voutchkova, Jörg Schullehner, Nikoline Nygård Knudsen, Lisbeth Flindt Jørgensen, Annette Kjær Ersbøll, Søren Munch Kristiansen and Birgitte Hansen Exposure to Selected Geogenic Trace Elements (I, Li, and Sr) from Drinking Water in Denmark Reprinted from: Geosciences 2015, 5(1), 45-66 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/5/1/45 ............................................................................ 171 Margaret J. Eggers, Anita L. Moore-Nall, John T. Doyle, Myra J. Lefthand, Sara L. Young, Ada L. Bends, Crow Environmental Health Steering Committee and Anne K. Camper Potential Health Risks from Uranium in Home Well Water: An Investigation by the Apsaalooke (Crow) Tribal Research Group Reprinted from: Geosciences 2015, 5(1), 67-94 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/5/1/67 ............................................................................ 194 Yayu Indriati Arifin, Masayuki Sakakibara and Koichiro Sera Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) on Environment and Human Health of Gorontalo Utara Regency, Gorontalo Province, Indonesia Reprinted from: Geosciences 2015, 5(2), 160-176 http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/5/2/160 .......................................................................... 222 V List of Contributors Yayu Indriati Arifin: Graduate School of Science & Engineering, Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan; Department of Geology, State University of Gorontalo, Jl. Jend. Sudirman No. 6 Kota Gorontalo, Gorontalo 96128, Indonesia. Masayuki Sakakibara: Graduate School of Science & Engineering, Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan. Koichiro Sera: Cyclotron Research Center, Iwate Medical University, 348-58 Tomegamori, Takizawa, Iwate 020-0173, Japan. Margaret J. Eggers: Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, P.O. Box 173980, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA. Anita L. Moore-Nall: Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, P.O. Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA; Crow Tribal Member. John T. Doyle: Little Big Horn College, P.O. Box 370, Crow Agency, MT 59022, USA; Crow Tribal Member. Myra J. Lefthand: Crow/Northern Cheyenne Hospital, P.O. Box 592, Crow Agency, MT 59022, USA; Crow Tribal Member. Sara L. Young: Montana Infrastructure Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Program, Montana State University Bozeman, 1246 Harvard Avenue, Billings, MT 59102, USA; Crow Tribal Member(s). Ada L. Bends: Little Big Horn College, P.O. Box 370, Crow Agency, MT 59022, USA; Crow Tribal Member. Crow Environmental Health Steering Committee: Little Big Horn College, P.O. Box 370, Crow Agency, MT 59022, USA. Anne K. Camper: Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, P.O. Box 173980, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA; Department of Civil Engineering, Montana State University, P.O. Box 173980, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA. Denitza Dimitrova Voutchkova: Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Høegh- Guldbergs Gade 2, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Lyseng Allé 1, DK-8270 Højbjerg, Denmark. Jörg Schullehner: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Lyseng Allé 1, DK-8270 Højbjerg, Denmark; Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; Centre for Integrated Register-Based Research at Aarhus University (CIRRAU), Fuglesangs Allé 4, DK-8210 Aarhus V, Denmark. Nikoline Nygård Knudsen: National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Øster Farimagsgade 5A, 2nd floor, DK-1353, Copenhagen K, Denmark. Lisbeth Flindt Jørgensen: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark. Annette Kjær Ersbøll: National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Øster Farimagsgade 5A, 2nd floor, DK-1353, Copenhagen K, Denmark. VI Søren Munch Kristiansen: Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. Birgitte Hansen: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Lyseng Allé 1, DK-8270 Højbjerg, Denmark. Anita Moore-Nall: Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, P.O. Box 173480, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA. Marina M. S. Cabral Pinto: GeoBioTec—Geobiosciences, Geotechnologies e Geoengineering Research Center, Geosciences Department, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; CNC Centre-Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal; Department of Geosciences, Geosciences Centre, University of Coimbra, 3000-272 Coimbra, Portugal. Eduardo A. Ferreira da Silva: GeoBioTec—Geobiosciences, Geotechnologies e Geoengineering Research Center, Geosciences Department, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal. Maria M. V. G. Silva: Department of Geosciences, Geosciences Centre, University of Coimbra, 3000-272 Coimbra, Portugal. Paulo Melo-Gonçalves: Department of Physics and Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies