International Journal of Ecotoxicology and Ecobiology

Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2020

  • Concentration of Total Mercury in the Blood, Urine and Hair of Gold Panners, Gold Traders, People Living in and Around Gold Panning Sites in the Territory of Fizi, DRC

    Nsambu Mukondwa Pascal, Musibono Eyul’Anki Dieudonné, Mputu Kanyinda Jean-Noël

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2020
    Pages: 1-12
    Received: Dec. 28, 2019
    Accepted: Jan. 07, 2020
    Published: Jan. 16, 2020
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    Abstract: This study covered a demographic sample of 384 people including gold panners, gold traders, people living in and around the gold panning sites in the Fizi territory who were selected from the total population of 17900 people using the stratified sampling technique. The main objective of this study was to determine total mercury content in samples o... Show More