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Human Health Risk Assessment of Artisanal Miners Exposed to Toxic Chemicals in Water and Sediments in the Prestea Huni Valley District of Ghana

A human health risk assessment of artisanal miners exposed to toxic metals in water bodies and sediments in the PresteaHuni Valley District of Ghana was carried out in this study, in line with US EPA risk assessment guidelines. A total of 70 water and 30 sediment samples were collected from surface...

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Autores principales:	Obiri, Samuel, Yeboah, Philip O., Osae, Shiloh, Adu-kumi, Sam, Cobbina, Samuel J., Armah, Frederick A., Ason, Benjamin, Antwi, Edward, Quansah, Reginald
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	MDPI 2016
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4730530/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26797625 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13010139

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