Environmental Remediation to Address Childhood Lead Poisoning Epidemic due to Artisanal Gold Mining in Zamfara, Nigeria

BACKGROUND: From 2010 through 2013, integrated health and environmental responses addressed an unprecedented epidemic lead poisoning in Zamfara State, northern Nigeria. Artisanal gold mining caused widespread contamination resulting in the deaths of > 400 children. Socioeconomic, logistic, and se...

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Autores principales: Tirima, Simba, Bartrem, Casey, von Lindern, Ian, von Braun, Margrit, Lind, Douglas, Anka, Shehu Mohammed, Abdullahi, Aishat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2016
Materias:
Children's Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5010416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26745642
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1510145

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5010416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26745642
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1510145

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