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Background Geochemical conditions can have positive and negative impacts on human health. In Slovakia, for example, studies indicate that inhabitants of Krupina county are adversely affected by the neogen vulcanite rocks. These reduce the availability of key biogenic chemical elements such as Ca, Mg, Se, Al, Zn (all of which are needed for human health). ...

Background The geological environment of Slovakia is particularly varied. Diverse geochemical conditions also have various (positive and negative) impacts on human health. Significant contamination resulting from human-caused pollution (anthropogenic contamination) has been documented over an area equivalent to 10% of the total territory of the Slovak Rep ...