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https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5110| Title: | Exposure to Toxic Metals (As, Cd, Hg, Pb) in Two Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) Areas in Zimbabwe | Authors: | Rakete, Stefan Moonga, Given Wahl, Anna-Maria Mambrey, Viola Shoko, Dennis Moyo, Dingani Muteti-Fana, Shamiso Tobollik, Myriam Steckling-Muschack, Nadine Böse-O'Reilly, Stephan |
Keywords: | Arsenic Cadmium Artisanal and small-scale gold mining Toxic metal Mercury |
Issue Date: | 18-Sep-2020 | Abstract: | People living and working in ASGM areas are exposed to toxic metals such as arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb). Whereas Hg is purposely used to extract the gold from the ore, the other toxic metals can be liberated from the ore during the mining process. These metals can contaminate drinking water and food and are thus, a source of exposure for people living in these mining areas. However, there is limited to no data about the exposure to toxic metals of people living in ASGM areas. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to conduct biomonitoring of people identifying themselves as artisanal gold miners. | Description: | Pre print | URI: | doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-76679/v1 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/5110 |
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