Recent Advances in Medical Geology Research in Africa: A Decadal View
Author:   Theophilus Clavell Davies
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
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Pages:   173
Publication Date:   18 January 2026
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Author:   Theophilus Clavell Davies
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:  

9783032137531


ISBN 10:   3032137535
Pages:   173
Publication Date:   18 January 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1. Introduction.- 2. The geochemical circulation of nutritional and potentially toxic elements in the human body.- 3. Current status of research on air, water and soil pollution and disease in Africa.- 4. Cancer and the geochemical environment of Africa.- 5. Impact of climate change on human health in African coastal cities.

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Theophilus Clavell Davies received his B.Sc. (Geology and Chemistry) at the University of Sierra Leone before moving over to the University of Wales, Great Britain, where he completed both his M.Sc. (Geochemistry) and Ph.D. (Applied Geochemistry) degrees. He is a research professor (Environmental and Medical Geology), a chartered geologist, and an environmental consultant, currently based at the Mangosuthu University of Technology in South Africa. Formerly Council Member and Trustee of the Geological Society of London (1996–2000), he is presently a regional councillor for Africa of the Association of Applied Geochemists (AAG), former member of the Supervisory Board of the International Medical Geology Association (IMGA), Member of the Scientific Committee of the UNESCO International Centre for Global-Scale Geochemistry (ICGG) and Former Member of the IUGS Commission on Geosciences for Environmental Management (GEM).

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