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Artisanal gold mining in Kakamega and Vihiga counties, Kenya: potential human exposure and health risk

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) represents 20% of gold supply and 90% of gold mining workforce globally, which operates in highly informal setups. Pollutants from mined ores and chemicals introduced during gold processing pose occupational and inadvertent health risks to the extent that...

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Autores principales: Ondayo, Maureene Auma, Watts, Michael J., Hamilton, Elliott M., Mitchell, Clive, Mankelow, Joseph, Osano, Odipo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10403399/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37338637
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10653-023-01647-z