Volume : III, Issue : II, February - 2014

Public Health Assessment of Heavy Metals and Cyanides Exposure in Baia Mare Area

Iulia Adina Neamtiu, Cristian Pop

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Exposure to heavy metals was associated with health outcomes such as impaired development, cancers, kidney damage, cardio-vascular diseases. An evaluation was performed in order to assess the levels of exposure to heavy metals and cyanides in a population group living in the mining area of Baia Mare. Biological samples (blood, urine) were collected from the study participants living in the area and lab analyses were performed to measure the levels of the biomarkers of exposure to heavy metals and cyanides, in the biological fluids. An environmental health questionnaire was applied to the study participants. Higher than normal levels of biomarkers of exposure were measured in the investigated population sample, indicating that exposure to heavy metals continues and may increase in the absence of coherent and efficient policy actions.

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Iulia Adina Neamtiu, Cristian Pop Public Health Assessment of Heavy Metals and Cyanides Exposure in Baia Mare Area International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.III, Issue.II February 2014

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