John A. Kaufman, Mary Jean Brown, Nasir Tsafe Umar-Tsafe, Muhammad Bashir Adbullahi, Kabiru Ibrahim Getso, I. Muhammad Kaita, Binta Bako Sule, Ahmed Ibrahim Ba’aba, Lora Davis, Patrick Nguku, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo,
Background.In March 2010, Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders detected an outbreak of acute lead poisoning in Zamfara State, northwestern Nigeria, linked to low-technology gold ore processing. The outbreak killed more than 400 children ≤5 years of age in the first half of 2010 and has left more than 2,000 children with permanent disabilities.Objectives.The aims of this study were to estimate the statewide prevalence of children ≤5 years old with elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) in gold ...
Tópico(s): Heavy metals in environment
2016 - Pure Earth | Journal of Health and Pollution
Richard Sunday Thlakma, John Eche Omale,
... mitigation strategies to combat desertification in Jibia and Kaita Local Government Areas of Katsina State, Nigeria. The ... Conservation of the environment. Department of Geography Isa Kaita College of Education, Dutsinma, Katsina State 5th November. ... Katsina local government area. An NCE project, Isa kaita College of Education Dutsin Ma, Katsina state. Nasiru, ... Desertification Federal Ministry of science and Technology Lagos. Sani, M. (1996). Evaluation of Desertification and its effects ...
Tópico(s): African Botany and Ecology Studies
2019 - | Geosfera Indonesia
Amina Shehu Adamu, M.Saadeh Suleiman, Ibrahim Sani,
... were collected from five LGAs namely Batagarawa, Daura, Kaita, Katsina, and Mashi. The mosquito larvae were then ...
Tópico(s): Malaria Research and Control
2023 - Innovative Journal Solutions | International Journal of Mosquito Research