Estimating the Prevalence of Toxic Waste Sites in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

• Main Authors: Russell Dowling (Author), Jack Caravanos (Author), Patrick Grigsby (Author), Anthony Rivera (Author), Bret Ericson (Author), Yaw Amoyaw-Osei (Author), Bennett Akuffo (Author), Richard Fuller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Background</p><p>Exposure to heavy metals at contaminated industrial and mining sites, known also as hot spots, is a significant source of toxic exposure and adverse health outcomes in countries around the world. The Toxic Sites Identification Program (TSIP) developed by Pure Ea...