Human health risk assessment of metals and metalloids in mining areas of the Northeast Andean foothills of the Ecuadorian Amazon

Human health risk assessment of metals and metalloids in mining areas of the Northeast Andean foothills of the Ecuadorian Amazon

Gold mining (GM) is a major source of metals and metalloids in rivers, causing severe environmental pollution and increasing the exposure risks to the residents of surrounding areas. Mining in Ecuadorian Amazonia has dramatically increased in recent years, but its impacts on Indigenous local populat...

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Main Author: Galarza Naranjo, Emily Roxana (author)
Other Authors: Massaine Moulatlet, Gabriel (author), Rico, Andreu (author), Cabrera, Marcela (author), Pinos Velez, Veronica (author), Pérez González, Andrés (author), Vellosa Capparelli, Mariana (author)
Format: article
Published: 2022
Subjects:
Carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic
Napo province
Freshwater ecosystems
Human health
Metals and metalloids.
Risk assessment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4698
http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/619
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4698
http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/619

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