Community-directed risk assessment of mercury exposure from gold mining in Suriname

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 202-210

  Peplow, Daniel ^a,b   Augustine, Sarah ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Suriname Indigenous Health Fund ^*  (United States)

^c Suriname Indigenous Health Fund   (Suriname)

^d Suriname Indigenous Health Fund   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer participation; Mercury; Risk assessment; Suriname

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; GOLD MINE; HAIR; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING;

BROKOPONDO; KWAKOEGRON; SOUTH AMERICA; SURINAME;

EID: 36949003709     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892007000800007     Document Type: Article

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