Mercury poisoning: prevalence, knowledge and frequency of gold panning and doing retort among alluvial gold panners in Chiweshe and Tafuna communal lands in Zimbabwe.

Abstract OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of mercury poisoning, to estimate the knowledge level that mercury can be a poison, and to establish the frequency of gold panning and doing retorts. DESIGN: Cross sectional study. SETTING: Chiweshe and Tafuna communal lands. SUBJECTS:...

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Main Authors: Matchaba-Hove, Reginald, Siziya, S., Rusakaniko, S., Kadenhe, R.M., Dumbu, S., Chirenda, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11408/983
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