Gold, Lead and Death in Nigeria: EARTH Magazine

Scientists from the USGS and other agenicies collaborated to understand an outbreak of lethal lead poisoning in Nigeria.

USGS Science Serves Public Health: USGS Fact Sheet 2010-3004

New fact sheet is published on the USGS's role in safeguarding public health. The USGS provides natural science information to health researchers, policy makers, and the public.

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.