Linking geological and health sciences to assess childhood lead poisoning from artisanal gold mining in Nigeria

In 2010, Médecins Sans Frontières discovered a lead poisoning outbreak linked to artisanal gold processing in northwestern Nigeria. The outbreak has killed approximately 400 young children and affected thousands more. Our aim was to undertake an interdisciplinary geological- and health-science asses...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental health perspectives 2013-06, Vol.121 (6), p.744-750
Hauptverfasser:	Plumlee, Geoffrey S, Durant, James T, Morman, Suzette A, Neri, Antonio, Wolf, Ruth E, Dooyema, Carrie A, Hageman, Philip L, Lowers, Heather A, Fernette, Gregory L, Meeker, Gregory P, Benzel, William M, Driscoll, Rhonda L, Berry, Cyrus J, Crock, James G, Goldstein, Harland L, Adams, Monique, Bartrem, Casey L, Tirima, Simba, Behbod, Behrooz, von Lindern, Ian, Brown, Mary Jean
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antimony Arsenic Bioavailability Carbonates Child Child, Preschool Children Contamination Disease control Dust Environmental Exposure - adverse effects Exposure Geology Global Health Gold Gold mines and mining Health aspects Health risks Humans Ingestion Laboratories Lead (metal) Lead content Lead poisoning Lead Poisoning - etiology Lead Poisoning - prevention & control Manganese Medical laboratories Mercury Metals - analysis Metals - toxicity Methods Minerals Mining Nigeria Outbreaks Particle Size Pathways Poisoning Respiratory tract Scanning electron microscopy Silica Soil (material) Surveillance Toxicants Veins & arteries Water consumption Water pollution Weathering
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