Lead exposure from soil in Peruvian mining towns: a national assessment supported by two contrasting examples

• Päätekijät: Alexander van Geen (Tekijä), Carolina Bravo (Tekijä), Vladimir Gil (Tekijä), Shaky Sherpa (Tekijä), Darby Jack (Tekijä)
• Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
• Julkaistu: The World Health Organization, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Aiheet: article
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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the population of Peru living in the vicinity of active or former mining operations that could be exposed to lead from contaminated soil. METHODS: Geographic coordinates were compiled for 113 active mines, 138 ore processing plants and 3 smelters, as well as 7743 former mining...