Environmental injustice and childhood lead exposure in peri-urban (ger) areas of Darkhan and Erdenet, Mongolia

Environmental injustice and childhood lead exposure in peri-urban (ger) areas of Darkhan and Erdenet, Mongolia

Abstract Background The ger (“tent city”) areas in Mongolia are a product of rapid urbanization and transitional economic development combine with lack of institutional, administrative and financial capacity of governments to cope with the pace. These areas have become traps for inequities in social...

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Main Authors: Erdenechimeg Erdenebayar, Keilah Dos Santos, Alexjandria Edwards, Nyam-Osor Dugersuren, Chimedsuren Ochir, Jerome Nriagu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Blood lead
Lead exposure
Environmental justice
Social inequity
Behavioral problems
Ger community
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6486-x

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