Naslov
Environmental geology and hydrology

Autori
Nakić, Zoran ; Mileusnić, Marta ; Pavlić, Krešimir ; Kovač, Zoran

Izvornik
Physical Sciences Reviews (2365-6581) 2 (2017), 10; 20160119, 24

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, stručni

Ključne riječi
environmental geology ; hydrology ; floods ; groundwater ; mine waste ; pollution ; human health

Sažetak
Environmental geology is scientific discipline dealing with the interactions between humans and the geologic environment. Many natural hazards, which have great impact on humans and their environment, are caused by geological settings. On the other hand, human activities have great impact on the physical environment, especially in the last decades due to dramatic human population growth. Natural disasters often hit densely populated areas causing tremendous death toll and material damage. Demand for resources enhanced remarkably, as well as waste production. Exploitation of mineral resources deteriorate huge areas of land, produce enormous mine waste and pollute soil, water and air. Environmental geology is a broad discipline and only selected themes will be presented in the following subchapters: (1) floods as natural hazard, (2) water as geological resource and (3) the mining and mineral processing as types of human activities dealing with geological materials that affect the environment and human health.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geologija, Rudarstvo, nafta i geološko inženjerstvo

Napomena
Glavni autori: Zoran Nakić i Marta Mileusnić

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