The need for attuned soil quality risk assessment for non-Western humans and ecosystems, exemplified by mining areas in South Africa

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 174-180

  Eijsackers, H ^a,c   Swartjes, F A ^b   van Rensburg, L ^c   Maboeta, M S ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Human exposure; Mining; Risk assessment; Soil quality; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; MINE TAILINGS; MINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL QUALITY; SOUTH AFRICA; DEGRADATION; ECOLOGY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN;

EID: 84906346015     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2014.07.017     Document Type: Article

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