BENGHAZI, Libya, 8 July 2011 - As the crisis in Libya drags into its fifth month, children are at increasing risk of exposure to mines and explosive remnants of war (ERWs).
Coal mining in the area has been noted to have caused significant degradation in groundwater quality and environment through the exposure of overburden and mine spoils to oxidations (Egboka 1985; Ezeigbo and Ezeanyim 1993).
The research area comprised 10 000 m2, including different exposures and two kinds of mine spoil.
Tells how he managed to interest a number of mining promoters and businessmen in the mine; the exposure of the fraud, and the death of Philip Arnold.
After 14 days of mine waste water exposure, E. densa shows the highest As accumulation (195.95 mg kg−1 dw) compared to H. verticillata (168.75 mg kg−1 dw) and C. piauhyensis (66.86 mg kg−1 dw).
The Medical Research Council had a problem with ways of estimating the dust exposure of men working in mines and I was given a job to work on this.
This attributed to the fact children tend to have significant contact with soil during their outdoor activities and they are more likely to have a direct hand-to-mouth exposure of cyanide from the mining activities.
SA Health also maintains a fact sheet titled "Lead and your health" which mentions an increased risk of exposure in mining and smelting communities [ 24].
Therefore, prediction of air quantity is the vital component for planning and designing of ventilation systems to minimise the radiation exposure of miners in underground uranium mines.
