Mining and Environmental Health Disparities in Native American Communities

Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 130 - 141
Published: Jun 1, 2017
Abstract
More than a century of hard rock mining has left a legacy of >160,000 abandoned mines in the Western USA that are home to the majority of Native American lands. This article describes how abrogation of treaty rights, ineffective policies, lack of infrastructure, and a lack of research in Native communities converge to create chronic exposure, ill-defined risks, and tribal health concerns. Recent results show that Native Americans living near...
Paper Details
Title
Mining and Environmental Health Disparities in Native American Communities
Published Date
Jun 1, 2017
Volume
4
Issue
2
Pages
130 - 141
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