"Mining" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The process of extracting mineral deposits from the earth.
| Descriptor ID |
D008906
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J01.576.655.875.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mining" by people in Profiles.
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Liberda EN, Tsuji LJ, Peltier RE. Mining in subarctic Canada: airborne PM2.5 metal concentrations in two remote First Nations communities. Chemosphere. 2015 Nov; 139:452-60.
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Saunders JE, Jastrzembski BG, Buckey JC, Enriquez D, MacKenzie TA, Karagas MR. Hearing loss and heavy metal toxicity in a Nicaraguan mining community: audiological results and case reports. Audiol Neurootol. 2013; 18(2):101-13.
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Counter SA, Buchanan LH, Ortega F. Acoustic stapedius muscle reflex in mercury-exposed Andean children and adults. Acta Otolaryngol. 2012 Jan; 132(1):51-63.
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Counter SA, Buchanan LH, Ortega F. Neurocognitive screening of mercury-exposed children of Andean gold miners. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2006 Jul-Sep; 12(3):209-14.
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Counter SA, Buchanan LH, Ortega F. Mercury levels in urine and hair of children in an Andean gold-mining settlement. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2005 Apr-Jun; 11(2):132-7.
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Kalil AJ, Woskie SR, Holcroft C, Ellenbecker M, Buchholz B. Time variant exposure analysis (TVEA): a measurement tool for characterizing particulate exposure determinants in construction. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2004 Dec; 1(12):816-25.
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Counter SA, Buchanan LH, Laurell G, Ortega F. Blood mercury and auditory neuro-sensory responses in children and adults in the Nambija gold mining area of Ecuador. Neurotoxicology. 1998 Apr; 19(2):185-96.