Pilot study on the internal exposure to heavy metals of informal-level electronic waste workers in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana
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Pilot study on the internal exposure to heavy metals of informal-level electronic waste workers in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana
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Keywords
E-waste, Human biomonitoring, Metal, Lead, Nickel, Cadmium, Mercury, Chromium, Ghana, Accra, Agbogbloshie
Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 24, Issue 3, Pages 3097-3107
Publisher
Springer Nature
Online
2016-11-18
DOI
10.1007/s11356-016-8002-5
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