Metals in water used by artisanal and small-scale gold miners for gold-mercury amalgamation in Western Kenya

Abstract Background Workers in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) are exposed to metals and metalloids (referred to here as “metals”) while mixing milled ore and elemental mercury to produce a gold-mercury amalgam. Although concentrations of metals in surface waters near ASGM activities ha...

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Prif Awduron:	Nicolas Raoilimanantsoa, Jared Oremo, Oscar Akello, Winnie Majanga, Shallvine Gunter, George Ayodo, Mehdi Amouei Torkmahalleh, Samuel Dorevitch
Fformat:	Artigo
Iaith:	Inglês
Cyhoeddwyd:	BMC 2026-01-01
Cyfres:	Environmental Health
Pynciau:	Heavy metal exposure Artisanal and small-scale gold mining Dermal exposure Occupational health Water sampling methodology
Mynediad Ar-lein:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-025-01256-6
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