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Assessment of bioaccessibility and health risk of mercury within soil of artisanal gold mine sites,...

Assessment of bioaccessibility and health risk of mercury within soil of artisanal gold mine sites,...

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Assessment of bioaccessibility and health risk of mercury within soil of artisanal gold mine sites, Niger, North-central part of Nigeria

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Assessment of bioaccessibility and health risk of mercury within soil of artisanal gold mine sites, Niger, North-central part of Nigeria

Publisher

Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands

Journal title

Environmental geochemistry and health, 2022-03, Vol.44 (3), p.893-909

Language

English

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Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands

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Contents

The occurrence of mercury (Hg) in the environment globally has been linked largely to its use for gold processing. In this research, ore samples, agricultural soil and mine wastes were taken within the vicinity of an artisanal gold mine and processing sites in Niger state, a north-central part of Nigeria to determine Hg contamination in the environ...

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Assessment of bioaccessibility and health risk of mercury within soil of artisanal gold mine sites, Niger, North-central part of Nigeria

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2631749193

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2631749193

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ISSN

0269-4042

E-ISSN

1573-2983

DOI

10.1007/s10653-021-00991-2

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