Uranium contamination of milk from cattle in the uranium-mining area in Siavonga District of Zambia: a preliminary human health risk assessment
Abstract Background Contamination of cow milk with uranium (U) is attracting global attention owing to U’s radio-toxicity and chemical toxicity in humans and animals. Concentrations of U in 223 cow milk samples from indigenous breeds reared in the proximity of a U mine in Zambia were measured using...
Main Authors: | Titus Haakonde, John Yabe, Kennedy Choongo, Gershom Chongwe, Gilbert Nchima, Md. Saiful Islam |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-05-01
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Series: | Bulletin of the National Research Centre |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-021-00556-4 |
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