caa a22 4500 467902097 CHVBK 20180406152821.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20061201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10661-005-9078-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10661-005-9078-4 Health Survey Among People Living Near an Abandoned Mine. A Case Study: Jales Mine, Portugal [Elektronische Daten] [Olga Mayan, Maria Gomes, Amélia Henriques, Susana Silva, Andrea Begonha] Campo de Jales is a village surrounding the abandoned Jales mine. The area is heavily contaminated with heavy metals and dusts from large tailings piles as result of centuries of mining operations. The aim of this study is to investigate potential health threats associated with site contamination. The population studied comprised two groups: people living in Campo de Jales (n = 229) and a control group - people living in Vilar de Macada (n = 234). Lead and cadmium exposure and symptoms survey were carried out. The results showed a significant higher levels of blood lead and cadmium between the Campo de Jales residents (lead: 9.5 microgr/dl versus 7.7 microgr/dl; cadmium: 0.84 microgr/dl versus 0,65 microgr/dl) as well as to a higher prevalence of respiratory and irritation symptoms and great concern about his own health. In conclusion: community is the scene of long-term health problems resulting from the site environmental contamination. Springer Science + Business Media, Inc., 2005 biological monitoring nationallicence cadmium exposure nationallicence contaminated sites nationallicence lead exposure nationallicence mines nationallicence Mayan Olga Center of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Institute of Health Porto - Portugal, Porto, Portugal aut Gomes Maria School of Health, Politechnic Institute of Bragança - Portugal, Bragança, Portugal aut Henriques Amélia Center of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Institute of Health Porto - Portugal, Porto, Portugal aut Silva Susana Center of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Institute of Health Porto - Portugal, Porto, Portugal aut Begonha Andrea Center of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Institute of Health Porto - Portugal, Porto, Portugal aut Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Kluwer Academic Publishers 123/1-3(2006-12-01), 31-40 0167-6369 123:1-3<31 2006 123 10661 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-005-9078-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-005-9078-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mayan Olga Center of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Institute of Health Porto - Portugal, Porto, Portugal aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gomes Maria School of Health, Politechnic Institute of Bragança - Portugal, Bragança, Portugal aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Henriques Amélia Center of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Institute of Health Porto - Portugal, Porto, Portugal aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Silva Susana Center of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Institute of Health Porto - Portugal, Porto, Portugal aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Begonha Andrea Center of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Institute of Health Porto - Portugal, Porto, Portugal aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Kluwer Academic Publishers 123/1-3(2006-12-01), 31-40 0167-6369 123:1-3<31 2006 123 10661 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer