Human Biomonitoring in the Oil Shale Industry Area in Estonia—Overview of Earlier Programmes and Future Perspectives

Ida-Viru County, in Eastern Estonia, features industrially contaminated sites–where oil shale has been mined and used for electricity generation, and shale oil extraction. Higher prevalence of respiratory and cardiovascular disease has been found in the region due to high quantities of air pollution...

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Main Authors: Hans Orru, Anu Viitak, Koit Herodes, Triin Veber, Märten Lukk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
PAH
HBM
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.582114/full