Reduced egfr, elevated urine protein and low level of personal protective equipment compliance among artisanal small scale gold miners at Bibiani-Ghana: a cross-sectional study

• Päätekijät: Justice Afrifa (Tekijä), Samuel Essien-Baidoo (Tekijä), Richard K.D. Ephraim (Tekijä), Daniel Nkrumah (Tekijä), Daniel Osei Dankyira (Tekijä)
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• Julkaistu: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Mercury is a toxic metal with its effects on human health ranging from acute to chronic in a very short time of exposure. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the main source of direct human exposure to mercury. Aim To access the effect of mercury exposure on the renal...