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Ammunition Waste Pollution and Preliminary Assessment of Risks to Child Health from Toxic Metals at the Greek Refugee Camp Mavrovouni.

Katrin Glatz BrubakkElin Lovise Folven GjengedalØyvind EngerKam Sripada
Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
Extremely high levels of Pb, together with high levels of Sb and Bi, were identified in soil where children live and play in the Mavrovouni refugee camp. This is the first independent study of environmental contamination at this camp and adds to the limited evidence base documenting Pb exposures prior to migrant and refugee reset-tlement. On top of the multiple existing public health crises and traumas that these asylum-seeking families face, exposure to toxic ammunition residues may have profound impacts on children's development and health for years to come.
Keyphrases
  • human health
  • heavy metals
  • public health
  • risk assessment
  • health risk
  • health risk assessment
  • binding protein
  • young adults
  • mental health
  • climate change
  • healthcare
  • protein kinase
  • particulate matter