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Ecological and human health risks associated with abandoned gold mine tailings contaminated soil
Gold mining is a major source of metal and metalloid emissions into the environment. Studies were carried out in Krugersdorp, South Africa, to evaluate the ecological and human health risks associated with exposure to metals and metalloids in mine tailings contaminated soils. Concentrations of arsen...
Autores principales: | Ngole-Jeme, Veronica Mpode, Fantke, Peter |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5319768/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28222184 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172517 |
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