Abstract
The British National Committee for Geology through its Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry Sub-Committee invited an ad hoc group, convened by Professor J. S. Webb, to consider the subject of geochemistry in relation to crop, animal and human health. Two meetings were held and a recommendation made to the Royal Society in March 1979 with the following terms of reference:
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to consider the existing role of studies in environmental geochemistry and health in national policies and, in particular:
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to investigate the extent of existing and likely future research in the United Kingdom on environmental geochemistry and health;
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to bring together researchers and users in the various disciplines in so far as their work relates to natural aspects of geochemistry both in the inorganic and organic field;
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to identify the needs and fields of research impinging on geochemistry in relation to health, agriculture and other disciplines in which important advances are likely to be made.
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to advise on the possible role of the Royal Society in this field, not only nationally but in the international context.
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Bowie, S.H.U., Thornton, I. (1985). Introduction. In: Bowie, S.H.U., Thornton, I. (eds) Environmental Geochemistry and Health. The GeoJournal Library, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5265-2_1
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