环境地质学是环境科学的一个分支，研究人类和地理环境之间的关系，尤其侧重于研究人类活动对地理环境的影响。

环境地质学研究包括：

环境地质学的研究要运用地球化学和矿物学的方法，运用地理学和地质学的方法。要综合多种学科的基本研究方法，但侧重于与人类的关系，不是单纯将地理环境作为研究对象。

Environmental geology, like hydrogeology, is an applied science concerned with the practical application of the principles of geology in the solving of environmental problems. It is a multidisciplinary field that is closely related to engineering geology and, to a lesser extent, to environmental geography. Each of these fields involves the study of the interaction of humans with the geologic environment, including the biosphere, the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, and to some extent the atmosphere. In other words, environmental geology is the application of geological information to solve conflicts, minimizing possible adverse environmental degradation or maximizing possible advantageous condition resulting from the use of natural and modified environment.