High Blood Lead Levels and Perceived Societal and Health Issues Amongst Juvenile Illegal Miners: A Call for Multisectoral Action
This paper reports the blood lead levels amongst illegal juvenile miners and their perception of the role of illegal mining in terms of societal and health issues. The sampled population included 90 illegal miners between 14 and 19 years of age with a mean age of 17 and mean blood lead level of 15.5...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-04-01
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| Series: | Medical Sciences Forum |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9992/10/1/7 |