Linking Geological and Health Sciences to Assess Childhood Lead Poisoning from Artisanal Gold Mining in Nigeria

Background: 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. Objectives: Our aim was to undertake an interdisciplinary geological-...

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Autores principales: 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
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2013
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3672918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23524139
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206051

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3672918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23524139
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206051

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