Insegnamento MEDICAL GEOLOGY
| Nome del corso di laurea | Scienze della terra per la gestione dei rischi e dell'ambiente |
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| Codice insegnamento | A002189 |
| Sede | PERUGIA |
| Curriculum | Geosciences for environmental sustainability |
| Docente responsabile | Paola Comodi |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Regolamento | Coorte 2022 |
| Erogato | Erogato nel 2023/24 |
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| Attività | Caratterizzante |
| Ambito | Discipline mineralogiche, petrografiche e geochimiche |
| Settore | GEO/06 |
| Anno | 2 |
| Periodo | Primo Semestre |
| Tipo insegnamento | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Tipo attività | Attività formativa monodisciplinare |
| Lingua insegnamento | INGLESE |
| Contenuti | Environmental epidemiology (study of associations between environmental exposures and the occurrence of disease within a population) Toxicology principes, Dose exposure , dependence /independence dore, chronic exposure Natural vs innatural (human effect) Distribution and Abundance of Elements Antropogenic sources Toxic elements Bioavalibility element in the soils |
| Testi di riferimento | Essentials of medical geology: Impacts of the natural environment on public health Edited by Olle Selinus, Brian Alloway, José A. Centeno, Robert B. Finkelman, Ron Fuge, Ulf Lindh and Pauline Smedley |
| Obiettivi formativi | to know the essential concepts and practical tools required to tackle environmental and public health problems |
| Prerequisiti | basic concepts of mineralogy and geochemistry |
| Metodi didattici | Frontal lessons |
| Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento | Oral Exam |
| Programma esteso | Environmental epidemiology (study of associations between environmental exposures and the occurrence of disease within a population) Toxicology principes, Dose exposure , dependence /independence dore, chronic exposure Natural vs innatural (human effect) Distribution and Abundance of Elements Antropogenic sources Toxic elements Bioavalibility element in the soils Case studies 1) Mineralogy of bones: Phosphates- chemical-physical characterists in organic and inorganic environments. Factors affecting the growt. Mdofication of crystallization procesi on pathologies. 2)Fine atmospheric dust (fine vitrous and mineral aggregates, fibrous mineral). Respirability-inhalability concept Toxic potential of: a. Asbestos b. Man Made mineral fibers c. crystalline phases of silica d. Volcanic ashes and health e. fly and bottom ashes from coal and biomas Phase trasfprmation and change in toxic potential of material during the employment (effect of stress, temperature, pressure) Action mechanism of materials in lung (small bodies) 4) Ceramic in biomedical field 5) Clays for innovative and biocompatible farmaci |
| Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile | 3. salute e benessere 4. istruzione di qualità 15 .la vita sulla terra |