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Histochemical and Microprobe Analysis in Medical Geology

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Understanding the detrimental effects that geochemical processes and environmental pollutants may have on the health of humans and animals has been the subject of extensive study in medical geology and environmental pathology. For example, information obtained from the chemical analysis of mineral deposits in tissues may provide insight into a particular disease state and assist in the development of new treatments and therapy. In many cases, diseases related to the environment can be directly linked to the presence and distribution of toxic chemical elements in the soil, air, or water, such as chronic exposure to arsenic through contaminated drinking water (Centeno et al. 2002). To demonstrate such links, it is necessary to analyze minerals and geo-environmental toxins to obtain information on the possible origins of such diseases. Because of the ever-growing complexity of geological sources and toxic environmental, biological, and chemical agents, accurate, rapid, and nondestructive techniques for qualitative and quantitative analysis of these materials are essential.

The opinions and assertions expressed herein are those of the authors and are not be constructed as official or as representing the views of the Joint Pathology Center, the Department of the Army, or the US Department of Defense.

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  1. The Joint Pathology Center, Division of Biophysical Toxicology, Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic, Joint Base Andrews Air Naval Facility, Washington, DC, USA

    José A. Centeno

  2. Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center, United States Geological Survey, 25046, Denver, CO, USA

    Todor Todorov

  3. Medical Examiner Office, Washington, DC, USA

    Joseph P. Pestaner

  4. East Coast U.S. Office, Samueli Institute for Information Biology, Alexandria, VA, USA

    Wayne B. Jonas

  5. The Joint Pathology Center, Silver Spring, DC, USA

    Florabel G. Mullick

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    Olle Selinus

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Centeno, J.A., Todorov, T., Pestaner, J.P., Mullick, F.G., Jonas, W.B. (2013). Histochemical and Microprobe Analysis in Medical Geology. In: Selinus, O. (eds) Essentials of Medical Geology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4375-5_32

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