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Mercury exposure of workers and health problems related with small-scale gold panning and extraction
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نویسنده
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khan s. ,shah m.t. ,din i.u. ,rehman s.
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منبع
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journal of the chemical society of pakistan - 2012 - دوره : 34 - شماره : 4 - صفحه:870 -876
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چکیده
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This study was conducted to investigate mercury (hg) exposure and health problems related to small-scale gold panning and extraction (gpe) in the northern pakistan. urine and blood samples of occupational and non-occupational persons were analyzed for total hg,while blood's fractions including red blood cells and plasma were analyzed for total hg and its inorganic and organic species. the concentrations of hg in urine and blood samples were significantly (p<0.01) higher in occupational persons as compared to nonoccupational and exceeded the permissible limits set by world health organization (who) and united state environmental protection agency (us-epa). furthermore,the data indicated that numerous health problems were present in occupational persons involved in gpe.
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کلیدواژه
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Amalgamation; Blood; Gold extraction; Gold panning; Health problems; Mercury; Occupational exposures
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department of environmental sciences,university of peshawar, Pakistan, national center of excellence in geology, Pakistan, department of environmental science,islamic international university, Pakistan, department of environmental sciences,university of peshawar, Pakistan
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