Urban Geochemistry and Human Health

Research Article| December 01, 2012 Urban Geochemistry and Human Health Gabriel M. Filippelli; Gabriel M. Filippelli 1Department of Earth Sciences and Center for Urban Health, Indiana University–Purdue University (IUPUI)723 W. Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAE-mail: gfilippe@iupui.edu2Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public HealthIndiana University Indianapolis, IN 46202USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Deborah Morrison; Deborah Morrison 1Department of Earth Sciences and Center for Urban Health, Indiana University–Purdue University (IUPUI)723 W. Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAE-mail: gfilippe@iupui.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Domenico Cicchella Domenico Cicchella 3Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Sannio, 82100 Benevento, Italy Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Gabriel M. Filippelli 1Department of Earth Sciences and Center for Urban Health, Indiana University–Purdue University (IUPUI)723 W. Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAE-mail: gfilippe@iupui.edu2Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public HealthIndiana University Indianapolis, IN 46202USA Deborah Morrison 1Department of Earth Sciences and Center for Urban Health, Indiana University–Purdue University (IUPUI)723 W. Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAE-mail: gfilippe@iupui.edu Domenico Cicchella 3Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Sannio, 82100 Benevento, Italy Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1811-5217 Print ISSN: 1811-5209 © 2012 by the Mineralogical Society of America Elements (2012) 8 (6): 439–444. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.8.6.439 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Gabriel M. Filippelli, Deborah Morrison, Domenico Cicchella; Urban Geochemistry and Human Health. Elements 2012;; 8 (6): 439–444. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.8.6.439 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract Cities are typically evaluated by metrics involving transportation, energy, and economics, but increasingly, environmental quality and human health are becoming important indicators of safe and habitable cities. Population density and industrialization history have resulted in urban contaminant legacies that can impact the health of urban populations. Integrating environmental assessment with human exposure and health studies is in its infancy, but combined geospatial and geotemporal studies have the capacity to explain and predict the health of urban environments. Studies integrating metal geochemistry with human health impacts reveal the complicated layering of environment, exposure, uptake, and human health in cities, and they call for more effort towards the integration of Earth and health science data. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.