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ArticleEnvironmental research2017

Pulmonary function and respiratory health of rural farmers and artisanal and small scale gold miners in Ghana.

Mozhgon Rajaee, Allison K Yee, Rachel N Long, Elisha P Renne, Thomas G Robins, Niladri Basu

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Article in Environmental research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Injury Risk Factors in a Small-Scale Gold Mining Community in Ghana's Upper East Region.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015
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  8. Integrated assessment of artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana--part 1: human health review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015
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6 authors.

Mozhgon RajaeeDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA; School of Health Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309-4452, USA. Electronic address: rajaee@oakland.edu.
Allison K YeeDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA; School of Health Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309-4452, USA. Electronic address: yallison@umich.edu.
Rachel N LongDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA; School of Health Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309-4452, USA. Electronic address: rachlong@umich.edu.
Elisha P RenneSchool of Health Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309-4452, USA; Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1107, USA; Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI48109-1107, USA. Electronic address: erenne@umich.edu.
Thomas G RobinsDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA; School of Health Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309-4452, USA. Electronic address: trobins@umich.edu.
Niladri BasuDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA; Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada H9X 3V9. Electronic address: niladri.basu@mcgill.ca.

Funding

University of Michigan Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training ProgramT37MD001425 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI BOULTON, MATTHEW LESTER · 2005 to 2025
$4.8M
NIMHD NIH HHS T37 MD001425
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recent increase in artisanal and small scale gold mining (ASGM) worldwide has elicited a number of public health concerns for miners and mining communities, including respiratory health. The two primary inhalational exposures of concern are crystalline silica expected to be present in gold ore and smoke from biomass fuels used in cooking. Here, measurements of pulmonary function and of respiratory symptoms were performed in an ASGM community, Kejetia, and a comparison agricultural community, Gorogo, in the Upper East Region of Ghana in May-July 2011. Of 172 participants, 159 performed spirometry, yielding 119 and 95 valid measurements for FEV

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FarmersInhalation ExposureOccupational ExposureAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAir PollutantsBiomassCookingDustFemaleGhanaGoldHumansMaleAir PollutantsDustGoldSilicon DioxideBiomassCookingMiningPublic healthRespiratory health

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