Potential human health risks associated with historic ore processing at Berg Aukas, Grootfontein area, Namibia

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 634-647

  Mapani, Benjamin ^a   Ellmies, Rainer ^b   Kamona, Frederick ^a   Kříbek, Bohdan ^c   Majer, Vladimír ^c   Knésl, Ilja ^c   Pašava, Jan ^c   Mufenda, Maria ^b   Mbingeneeko, Filadelphia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^c CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Health risks; Lead; Metal contamination; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; CROP YIELD; HEALTH IMPACT; LEAD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINING; MOLYBDENUM; ORE DEPOSIT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION; ZINC;

GROOTFONTEIN; NAMIBIA; OTJOZONDJUPA;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84866272211     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 18791956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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