Health Survey Among People Living Near an Abandoned Mine. A Case Study: Jales Mine, Portugal
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Health survey among people living near an abandoned mine. A case study: Jales mine, Portugal.
UNLABELLED Campo de Jales is a village surrounding the abandoned Jales mine. The area is heavily contaminated with heavy metals and dusts from large tailings piles as result of centuries of mining operations. The aim of this study is to investigate potential health threats associated with site contamination. The population studied comprised two groups: people living in Campo de Jales (n = 229) ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0167-6369,1573-2959
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-9078-4