Health impact of living near an abandoned mine - Case study: Jales mines

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 210, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 399-402

  Coelho, P ^a   Silva, S ^a   Roma Torres, J ^a   Costa, C ^a   Henriques, A ^a   Teixeira, J ^a   Gomes, M ^b   Mayan, O ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Portugal)

^b Nurse School   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Environmental contamination; Heavy metals; Mining

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247256025     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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