In 2010 Médecins Sans Frontières discovered a lead poisoning outbreak linked to artisanal gold processing in northwestern Nigeria. The outbreak has killed ~400 young children and affected thousands more. The objective of the study was to undertake an interdisciplinary geological and healthscience assessment to clarify lead sources and exposure pathways, identify additional toxicants of concern and populations at risk, and examine potential for similar lead poisoning globally.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/linking-geological-and-health-sciences-assess-childhood-lead-poisoning-artisanal
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/geoffrey-s-plumlee
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/james-t-durant
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/suzette-morman-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health-perspectives
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gold
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lead
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nigeria
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-pollution
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-contamination
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-pollution
