Climate Change, Conflict, and Resource Extraction: Analyses of Nigerian Artisanal Mining Communities and Ominous Global Trends

Autor: Casey Bartrem, Ian von Lindern, Margrit von Braun, Simba Tirima

Publikováno v: Annals of Global Health, Vol 88, Iss 1 (2022)

Background: The 2010 lead poisoning outbreak that claimed the lives of more than 400 children in artisanal gold mining villages in Zamfara, Nigeria is the tragic result of high gold prices, a geologic anomaly, and processing of ores in residential ar

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Language and beliefs in relation to noma: a qualitative study, northwest Nigeria

Autor: Adolphe Fotso, Aisha Abubakar, Annick Lenglet, Bukola Oluyide, Simba Tirima, Ushma Mehta, Karla Bil, Elise Farley, Beverley Stringer

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 1, p e0007972 (2020)
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Background Noma is an orofacial gangrene that rapidly disintegrates the tissues of the face. Little is known about noma, as most patients live in underserved and inaccessible regions. We aimed to assess the descriptive language used and beliefs aroun

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007972

Reducing Lead and Silica Dust Exposures in Small-Scale Mining in Northern Nigeria

Autor: Shehu Mohammed Anka, Michael Manti Nota, Adolpe Fotso, Perry Gottesfeld, Simba Tirima

Publikováno v: Annals of work exposures and health. 63(1)

Purpose An ongoing health crisis across a large area of Northern Nigeria has resulted in hundreds of deaths and thousands of cases of lead poisoning from artisanal small-scale gold mining. Occupational Knowledge International (OK International) and D

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30535234

Linking Geological and Health Sciences to Assess Childhood Lead Poisoning from Artisanal Gold Mining in Nigeria

Autor: Heather A. Lowers, Mary Jean Brown, Harland L. Goldstein, Ian von Lindern, William M. Benzel, Simba Tirima, Behrooz Behbod, Carrie Dooyema, Ruth E. Wolf, Casey Bartrem, Cyrus J. Berry, Antonio Neri, Monique Adams, Philip L. Hageman, Rhonda L. Driscoll, Gregory P. Meeker, Gregory L. Fernette, James T. Durant, James G. Crock, Geoffrey S. Plumlee, Suzette A. Morman

Publikováno v: Environmental Health Perspectives

Background: In 2010, Médecins Sans Frontières discovered a lead poisoning outbreak linked to artisanal gold processing in northwestern Nigeria. The outbreak has killed approximately 400 young children and affected thousands more. Objectives: Our ai

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https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206051

Lead Pollution in Nigeria and Zambia: Two different remedial strategies and public health outcomes

Autor: M von Braun, I von Lindern, Simba Tirima, Casey Bartrem

Publikováno v: European Journal of Public Health. 25

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https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckv167.004