Environmental injustice and childhood lead exposure in peri-urban (ger) areas of Darkhan and Erdenet, Mongolia

• Main Authors: Erdenechimeg Erdenebayar (Author), Keilah Dos Santos (Author), Alexjandria Edwards (Author), Nyam-Osor Dugersuren (Author), Chimedsuren Ochir (Author), Jerome Nriagu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The ger ("tent city") areas in Mongolia are a product of rapid urbanization and transitional economic development combine with lack of institutional, administrative and financial capacity of governments to cope with the pace. These areas have become traps for inequities...