Metal(loid) levels in biological matrices from human populations exposed to mining contamination - Panasqueira Mine (Portugal)

Mining activities may affect the health of miners and communities living near mining sites, and these health effects may persist even when the mine is abandoned. During mining processes various toxic wastes are produced and released into the surrounding environment, resulting in contamination of air...

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Main Author: Coelho, Patrícia Clara (author)
Other Authors: Costa, Solange (author), Silva, Susana (author), Walter, Alan (author), Ranville, James (author), Sousa, Ana (author), Costa, Carla (author), Coelho, Marta Isabel (author), García-Lestón, Julia (author), Pastorinho, M. Ramiro (author), Laffon, Blanca (author), Pásaro Mendez, Eduardo (author), Harrington, Chris (author), Taylor, Andrew (author), Teixeira, João Paulo (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/1202
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/1202