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18 Malaria Mapping and Prevention
The history of malaria and its parasitic relationship between people and mosquitoes is long, but modern geospatial mapping tools are helping to prevent the diseases spread.
22 Lead's Toxic Urban Legacy and Children's Health
Although phased out of U.S. paints and gasoline, lead remains in potentially dangerous concentrations in soils, posing risks to children in inner-city areas.
Howard W. Mielke
Plus: Lead linked to violence
28 Challenges to Clean Water Worldwide
Globally, about 1.1 billion people lack access to clean water to meet their basic needs, and water-related
diseases are still a rampant threat.
Lessons from Sumatra
Although for most of us, the December tsunami in the Indian Ocean is now a distant event, it still continues to push researchers and policy-makers to examine the risks that natural hazards pose around the world.
8 NEWS NOTES
17 POLITICAL SCENE
36 TRENDS & INNOVATIONS
40 EDUCATION &
42 ENERGY & RESOURCES
May 18, 1980
60 GEOLOGIC COLUMN
4 From the Editor
6 Letters: Perspectives from readers
32 Where on Earth?
56 Classifieds: Career opportunities
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