35TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS

35TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS

27 AUGUST - 4 SEPTEMBER 2016  |  CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA


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35TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS

27 AUGUST - 4 SEPTEMBER 2016  |  CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

Medical Geology

Paper Title Presenting Author Names
Healing clays and sands from Cape Verde for Medical Geotourism Mrs. Cristiana Costa
Mapping the geochemical environment of urban areas Mr. ALECOS DEMETRIADES
Elongated mineral particles in iron and gold mines? An exploratory study from Quebec, Canada Prof. Felix Gervais
Fluoride Contamination in Groundwater - Studies on Geology, Mineral Source and Pharmacological Evaluation of its Impact on Learning, Memory "Dr. Ragi Mallikarjuna Reddy Dr Kalam Sirisha"
Metal transfer ratios from soil to plants and the risk they pose to human and livestock: An example of the Berg Aukas and Tsumeb mining districts, Namibia. Prof. Benjamin Mapani
Africa: A natural laboratory for medical geology investigations Professor Hassina Mouri
Effects of Zinc Contamination in Soil at Industrial Growth Centre, West Tripura District, Tripura, NE India and Remediation Dr. Pradip Kumar Mukherjee
Risk Analysis of South African Mine Tailings: Investigating the transfer factor from source to receptor Mr. Jandre De Wet
Impact of Trace Elements on the Environment & Its Relation to Medical Geology Mr. Ghulam Quadir Khan
Medical Geology on a Dynamic Planet: Prosperity, Poisons and Providence Dr. Kim Dowling
Metal accumulation in Australian fungi: Uptake, Toxicity and Risk Dr. Kim Dowling
Evaluation of Arsenic Sorption and Mobility in Stream Sediment and Hot Spring Deposit in Three Drainages of the Tibetan Plateau Dr. Shehong Li
The use of mineralogical techniques in the identification of asbestos in brake linings and other products Ms. Annegret Lombard
Hydro- mineral chemistry and Spatial and temporal variability of fluoride concentrations in groundwater resources of South to central parts of Fars, Iran Dr. Reza Monsef
Groundwater Pollution with Organoarsenic Compounds (DPAA) and Sustainable non-polluted Groundwater Utilization for the Irrigation in the Paddy Fields Professor Hisashi Nirei
IDENTIFICATION OF THE GEOGENIC SOURCE OF FLUORIDE IN THE GROUNDWATER OF CHITTUR- KOLLANGOD AREA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, KERALA, INDIA. Mr. R Sajeev
Health impacts of the Pilanesberg Complex and the Rustenburg Layered Suite on communities in the Mabeskraal-Mabaalstad areas in the North West Province Ms. Refilwe Shelembe
GEOMEDICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE FLUORIDE CONTAMINATION IN THE GROUNDWATER OF AGRA DISTRICT OF UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA Dr. Pramod Singh
Suggestive Pathways to Advance Development of Medical Geology Prof. Om Prakash Varma
Medical geology in Russia Dr. Iosif Volfson
Environmental exposure of thallium and cadmium and health risks in Southwest China Dr. Tangfu Xiao
Mapping human exposure risk from vulnerable aquifers to coal seam gas extracted water contamination Ms. Maryam Navi
Satpura Thermal Power Plant Vis-À-Vis Health Hazard Problems Related to Water Ingestion Exposure Assessment in and around Sarni, District – Betul, Madhya Pradesh, India Prof. Dinesh Gupta
Toxic elements in vegetables from gold mining sites in Zimbabwe: Implications for human health Ms. Daina Mudimbu
RADIOLOGICAL IMPLICATION DUE TO HEAVY MINERALS IN SURFACE SOIL FROM DITRAU MASSIF –EASTERN CARPATHIANS, ROMANIA Dr. Adriana ION
Clay minerals and clayey soils as possible microorganisms repository Mr Uchenna Okereafor
Clayey soil geophagia and possible mitigation processing for safe consumption Mrs Adeline Megne
Investigating geogenic lead contamination and its effects on health in kilifi area, kenya Miss Christa Koki
The Ecological status of soils and its impact on human health. Mrs Zarrina Mavlyanova
Strategies for a sustainable healthier workforce in coal abrasiveness index determination unit operation Prof. Antoine F Mulaba-Bafubiandi
Geological characters of typical locations of sudden unexplained clustering deaths in Yunnan Province, China Professor Kunli Luo
resourcing future generations