Monitoring SO2emission trends and residents’ perceived health risks from PGM smelting at Selous Metallurgical Complex in Zimbabwe
Abstract Background Persistently high sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from platinum group metal (PGM) smelting pose a major threat to communities located around smelters. This paper examined SO2 emission trends, emission regulations and residents’ perceived health risks from exposures to such emissi...
Main Author: | Patrick Gwimbi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-11-01
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Series: | International Journal for Equity in Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-017-0696-6 |
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