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Soil Lead Concentrations in Dareta Village, Zamfara, Nigeria

BACKGROUND. Acute widespread lead poisoning took place in Zamfara State, Nigeria in 2010. Over 735 children were reported dead and thousands sickened by the neurotoxin. The source was traced to artisanal gold mining and processing in the villages. An immediate medical response protocol was developed...

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Autores principales: Udiba, Udiba U., Akpan, Ekom R., Antai, Ekpo E.
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/PMC6711333/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31497373
http://dx.doi.org/10.5696/2156-9614-9.23.190910