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Research Article| January 01, 1979 Heart disease and geologic setting in Ohio Roger J. Bain Roger J. Bain 1Department of Geology, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Roger J. Bain 1Department of Geology, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1979) 7 (1): 7–10. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1979)7<7:HDAGSI>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Roger J. Bain; Heart disease and geologic setting in Ohio. Geology 1979;; 7 (1): 7–10. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1979)7<7:HDAGSI>2.0.CO;2 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 SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Analyses of surface water from 86 locations in 45 Ohio counties were studied to determine if any relationship existed between geologic setting, water chemistry, and disease. Concentrations of 11 ions, pH, total dissolved solids, and hardness were compared to geologic setting and to disease recorded in county death statistics for the years 1968 through 1971.Linear correlation of these data did not indicate any relation between heart-attack death rates and pH, hardness, or calcium or magnesium content, as had been suggested by several earlier studies. A slight positive correlation between heart-attack deaths with sulfate concentration and a slight negative correlation with bicarbonate concentration is now indicated.Counties having high heart-attack death rates and sulfate-rich water are nonglaciated areas underlain by coal-bearing strata, whereas counties having low heart-attack death rates and bicarbonate-rich water are in regions covered by Wisconsin glacial deposits. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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