Oral bioaccessibility of metal(loid)s in dust materials from mining areas of northern Namibia

Oral bioaccessibility of metal(loid)s in dust materials from mining areas of northern Namibia

Ore mining and processing in semi-arid areas is responsible for the generation of metal(loid)-containing dust, which is easily transported by wind to the surrounding environment. To assess the human exposure to dust-derived metal(loid)s (As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Sb, Zn), as well as the potential risks relate...

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Main Authors: Vojtěch Ettler, Markéta Cihlová, Alice Jarošíková, Martin Mihaljevič, Petr Drahota, Bohdan Kříbek, Aleš Vaněk, Vít Penížek, Ondra Sracek, Mariana Klementová, Zbyněk Engel, Fred Kamona, Ben Mapani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018323560

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