Preliminary review of mine air pollution in Zambia

P Mwaanga, M Silondwa, G Kasali, PM Banda - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Zambia is endowed with mineral wealth that includes copper, cobalt, gold, nickel, lead,
silver, uranium, zinc, and numerous precious and semi-precious stones. Mining activities are …

New-generation washing agents in remediation of metal-polluted soils and methods for washing effluent treatment: A review

ZM Gusiatin, D Kulikowska, B Klik - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Soil quality is seriously reduced due to chemical pollution, including heavy metal (HM)
pollution. To meet quality standards, polluted soils must be remediated. Soil washing/soil …

[HTML][HTML] Biotransfer of heavy metals along the soil-plant-edible insect-human food chain in Africa

S Mwelwa, D Chungu, F Tailoka… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although mining is Zambia's major economic activity, it is implicated in environmental
contamination, particularly with heavy metals. This study investigated the accumulation and …

[图书][B] Arsenic contamination in the world

S Murcott - 2012 - books.google.com
Arsenic Contamination in the World: an International Sourcebook provides a global
compendium of cited arsenic occurrences in the world as they affect public health. This book …

Lead poisoning in children from townships in the vicinity of a lead–zinc mine in Kabwe, Zambia

J Yabe, SMM Nakayama, Y Ikenaka, YB Yohannes… - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
Childhood lead poisoning is a serious public health concern worldwide. Blood lead levels
exceeding 5 μg dL− 1 are considered elevated. In Kabwe, the capital of Zambia's Central …

Assessment of soil contamination around an abandoned mine in a semi-arid environment using geochemistry and geostatistics: pre-work of geochemical process …

A Khalil, L Hanich, A Bannari, L Zouhri… - Journal of Geochemical …, 2013 - Elsevier
One of the most serious environmental issues related to mining industry in Morocco and
elsewhere around the world, is the pollution from abandoned mine sites. Mine wastes cause …

Detoxification of lead-bearing zinc plant leach residues from Kabwe, Zambia by coupled extraction-cementation method

M Silwamba, M Ito, N Hiroyoshi, CB Tabelin… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Zinc plant leach residues (ZPLRs) are hazardous solid wastes generated from zinc metal
production owing to their substantial contents of lead (Pb), a toxic heavy metal. This study …

Lead and cadmium excretion in feces and urine of children from polluted townships near a lead-zinc mine in Kabwe, Zambia

J Yabe, SMM Nakayama, Y Ikenaka, YB Yohannes… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) are toxic metals that exist ubiquitously in the
environment. Children in polluted areas are particularly vulnerable to metal exposure, where …

[HTML][HTML] Slag dusts from Kabwe (Zambia): Contaminant mineralogy and oral bioaccessibility

V Ettler, D Štěpánek, M Mihaljevič, P Drahota… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The former Pb–Zn mining town of Kabwe in central Zambia is ranked amongst the
worst polluted areas both in Africa and in the world. The fine dust particles from the ISF and …

Heavy metals in farmed and wild milkfish (Chanos chanos) and wild mullet (Mugil cephalus) along the coasts of Tanzania and associated health risk for humans and …

EB Mwakalapa, CK Simukoko, AJ Mmochi… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
In 2016, farmed milkfish (Chanos chanos) from Tanzania mainland (Mtwara), and Zanzibar
islands (Pemba and Unguja) and wild milkfish and mullet (Mugil cephalus) from the Indian …