Major Chemical Carcinogens in Drinking Water Sources: Health Implications Due to Illegal Gold Mining Activities in Zamfara State-Nigeria

Exposure and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 47-57

  Njinga, Raymond L ^a,b   Tshivhase, Victor M ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY DUTSE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cancer risk; Chemical carcinogenic; Chronic hazard index; Illegal gold mining activity; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CARCINOGEN; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; GOLD MINE; HEALTH RISK; INDEX METHOD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; RIVER WATER; VILLAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

NIGERIA; ZAMFARA;

EID: 85035111034     PISSN: 24519766     EISSN: 24519685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12403-017-0265-7     Document Type: Article

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