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Assessment of Total Mercury in Hair, Urine and Fingernails of Small–Scale Gold Miners in the Amansie West District, Ghana

BACKGROUND. Mercury (Hg) is a heavy metal that can cause several adverse health effects based on its form (organic, inorganic or elemental), duration and pathway of exposure. Measurement of mercury present in human biological media is often used to assess human exposure to mercury at mining sites. O...

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Autores principales: Kwaansa-Ansah, Edward Ebow, Armah, Edward Kwaku, Opoku, Francis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Black Smith Institute 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6421948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30931166
http://dx.doi.org/10.5696/2156-9614-9.21.190306