Mercury in Sub-Saharan Africa: Developing an Exposure Assessment Framework for Ghana and Uganda

Exposure to environmental toxins is a major contributing factor to the expected increase in chronic disease within developing countries in the next 20 years. Due to its ubiquitous distribution and persistent nature, mercury (Hg) is an example of a toxic substance that has garnered global concern be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: D'Souza, ESTELLE
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Format: Others
Language:en
en
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/1519