2013 Conference of the International Medical Geology Association (25–29 August 2013)

Session No. 45
Wednesday, 28 August 2013: 2:10 PM-2:50 PM
Washington III (Hilton Crystal City Hotel)

Health Impacts of Global Artisanal Mining II

 

Geoffrey Plumlee, Chair
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2:10 PM
LEAD AND MERCURY CONTAMINATION ASSOCIATED WITH ARTISANAL GOLD MINING IN ANKA, ZAMFARA STATE, NORTH WESTERN NIGERIA: A CONTINUING SERIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN HEALTH DISASTERS
LAR, Uriah Alexander and DIDAM, Kenneth T., Geology and Mining, University of Jos, P.M.B. 2084 Jos, Jos, 2084, Nigeria, ualexanderlar@yahoo.co.uk, ualexanderlar@yahoo.co.uk
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2:30 PM
MEDICAL GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY INSIGHTS INTO THE GLOBAL POTENTIAL FOR LEAD POISONING LINKED TO ARTISANAL OR RECREATIONAL METAL MINING
PLUMLEE, Geoffrey S., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 964 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, MORMAN, Suzette A., USGS, MS 964 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and FERNETTE, Gregory, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS973, Denver, CO 80225, gplumlee@usgs.gov, gplumlee@usgs.gov
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