Tracking metal pollution from illegal gold mining: a health risk assessment in Edfu, Egypt

Abstract Over the past decade, there has been an increase in small-scale gold mining in the arid southern region of Egypt. Miners extract ore from the Eastern Desert and transport it to Nile Valley farms, where ample water facilitates the processing. In Edfu, Egypt, the lack of economic opportunitie...

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Main Authors: Kholoud M. AbdelMaksoud, Wael M. Al-Metwaly, Heba M. R. Hathout
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-84281-8
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