Assessment of artisan's exposure to heavy metals from tantalite ore mining sites in Oke-Ogun, Oyo State, Nigeria

Assessment of artisan's exposure to heavy metals from tantalite ore mining sites in Oke-Ogun, Oyo State, Nigeria

Mining activities cause disequilibrium in the bound states of heavy metals in rocks, soils and mineral ore. These heavy and toxic metals find their ways into the food chain thereby posing health risks along the chain. Furthermore, the work scenarios in mining activities have exposure pathways such a...

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Main Authors: Ajetunmobi Abayomi Ekundayo, Amidu Olalekan Mustapha, Itunu Comfort Okeyode, Gbadebo Adewole Michael, Al-Azmi Darwish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Radiation Protection and Environment
Subjects:
Artisan
exposure
heavy metals
Online Access:http://www.rpe.org.in/article.asp?issn=0972-0464;year=2018;volume=41;issue=4;spage=181;epage=188;aulast=Ekundayo

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