Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences

Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences

Environment Geology

Document Type : Original Research Paper

Author
Haraz Rah and Kavoshgaran Consulting Engineers
Abstract
One of the most important problems which during the last few decades has caused problems for the environment and also for the health of people is the mining industrial and agricultural activities in Iran.
    In this paper the role of geologists in determining the source of health problems such as the path of trace elements and their entrance to ecosystems, the mobility and transportation of toxic organic or synthetic harmful materials which are produced by Industrial and agricultural activities and etc. are discussed, and on the other hand some ways to prevent these problems are explained.
It should be noted that for the first time in Iranian literature the subject of "medical geology" is described in this paper.
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