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Mercury exposure in a low-income community in South Africa

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dc.contributor.author Oosthuizen, MA
dc.contributor.author John, J
dc.contributor.author Somerset, V
dc.date.accessioned 2010-10-22T13:36:57Z
dc.date.available 2010-10-22T13:36:57Z
dc.date.issued 2010
dc.identifier.citation Oosthuizen, MA, John, J and Somerset, V. 2010. Mercury exposure in a low-income community in South Africa. South African Medical Journal, Vol. 100(6), pp 366-371 en
dc.identifier.issn 0256-9574
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4490
dc.description Copyright: 2010 Health & Medical Publishing Group / Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG). This is an Open Access Journal. en
dc.description.abstract The objective of this study is to establish whether a specific community in a gold mining area, with potentially associated small-scale gold mining activities, was exposed to mercury. The community was situated in Mpumalanga, where some potential sources of mercury emissions may have an impact. Adults =18 years were considered eligible. Biological monitoring, supported by questionnaires, was applied. Thirty respondents completed the questionnaire which covered demographics, energy use, food and water consumption, neurological symptoms, and confounders such as alcohol consumption and brain injuries. Mercury levels were determined in 28 urine and 20 blood samples of these respondents. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Health & Medical Publishing Group / Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG) en
dc.relation.ispartofseries Journal Article en
dc.relation.ispartofseries Open Access en
dc.subject Low-income communities en
dc.subject Gold mines en
dc.subject Mercury en
dc.title Mercury exposure in a low-income community in South Africa en
dc.type Article en
dc.identifier.apacitation Oosthuizen, M., John, J., & Somerset, V. (2010). Mercury exposure in a low-income community in South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4490 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Oosthuizen, MA, J John, and V Somerset "Mercury exposure in a low-income community in South Africa." (2010) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4490 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Oosthuizen M, John J, Somerset V. Mercury exposure in a low-income community in South Africa. 2010; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4490. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Oosthuizen, MA AU - John, J AU - Somerset, V AB - The objective of this study is to establish whether a specific community in a gold mining area, with potentially associated small-scale gold mining activities, was exposed to mercury. The community was situated in Mpumalanga, where some potential sources of mercury emissions may have an impact. Adults =18 years were considered eligible. Biological monitoring, supported by questionnaires, was applied. Thirty respondents completed the questionnaire which covered demographics, energy use, food and water consumption, neurological symptoms, and confounders such as alcohol consumption and brain injuries. Mercury levels were determined in 28 urine and 20 blood samples of these respondents. DA - 2010 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Low-income communities KW - Gold mines KW - Mercury LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2010 SM - 0256-9574 T1 - Mercury exposure in a low-income community in South Africa TI - Mercury exposure in a low-income community in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4490 ER - en_ZA


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