Terms
of reference
Medical Geology involves
the whole geosphere and can be considered dealing with ecosystem health. Medical
Geology is an interdisciplinary subject which involves not only geoscientists
but also medical scientists and health professionals, veterinarians, biologists
etc.
- Improve communication
amongst the various disciplines concerned with diseases caused by geological
factors which influence the well being of humans and animals.
- Develop information
material for the use of schools, public and private organizations interested
in medical geology problems to show the impact of geologic factors on well
being of humans and animals.
- Arrange joint technical
meetings to address issues of mutual concern amongst geoscientists and other
disciplines concerned with medical geology.
- Produce and distribute
a medical geology newsletter to disseminate information on medical geology
to geoscientists, medicals, veterinarians, planners and industry.
- Arrange for the compilation
of bibliographies concerned with medical geology problems.
- Encourage geological
surveys, universities and geological societies to take a more active role
in providing useful information on geologic conditions in medical geology.
- Encourage the development
of local working groups of multi-disciplinary medical geology experts.
- Encourage research
in the area of producing more effective methodologies for the study of geological
factors in environmental medicine.
- Formulate recommendations
for mitigation of effects of natural and man-induced hazardous geochemical
conditions.