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 |
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Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2025-02-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-84281-8 |
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