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Lead Toxicoses in Free-Range Chickens in Artisanal Gold-Mining Communities, Zamfara, Nigeria
BACKGROUND. In early 2010, outbreaks of lead poisoning due to artisanal gold mining in villages in the northwest Nigerian state of Zamfara have resulted in the death of hundreds of children < 5 years old. There have also been unconfirmed reports of high mortality of geese within these villages. O...
Autores principales: | Oladipo, Olusola O., Akanbi, Olatunde B., Ekong, Pius S., Uchendu, Chidiebere, Ajani, Oyetunji |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Black Smith Institute
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7269320/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32509407 http://dx.doi.org/10.5696/2156-9614-10.26.200606 |
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