Ecological and human health risks associated with abandoned gold mine tailings contaminated soil.

Gold mining is a major source of metal and metalloid emissions into the environment. Studies were carried out in Krugersdorp, South Africa, to evaluate the ecological and human health risks associated with exposure to metals and metalloids in mine tailings contaminated soils. Concentrations of arsen...

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Main Authors: Veronica Mpode Ngole-Jeme, Peter Fantke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5319768?pdf=render