Mine Fire Diagnostics to Locate and Monitor Abandoned Mine Fires
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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: Journal American Society of Mining and Reclamation
سال: 1988
ISSN: 2328-8744
DOI: 10.21000/jasmr88020348