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Relationship between firewood usage and urinary Cr, Cu and As in informal areas of Cape Town

Author(s) -

Mohamed Aqiel Dalvie,

Alger Africa,

Sivapregasen Naidoo

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

south african medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527

H-Index - 57

eISSN - 2078-5135

pISSN - 0256-9574

DOI - 10.7196/samj.6451

Subject(s) - chromated copper arsenate , informal settlements , firewood , cape , medicine , arsenic , environmental health , urine , toxicology , metallurgy , geography , archaeology , materials science , endocrinology , economics , biology , economic growth

The study investigated whether wood usage by informal food vendors and household residents in Cape Town results in the absorption of arsenic (As), chromium (Cr) and copper (Cu) owing to release of these metals in the burning of chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated wood.

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