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Experiences of heat stress and adapting practices among farmworkers in northwest Nicaragua: a qualitative study [PDF]
BMJ OpenObjectives Chronic heat stress and recurrent dehydration from strenuous labour in hot environments are recognised drivers of acute kidney injury among agricultural workers in Mesoamerica and may contribute to Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Aetiology ...
Neil Pearce +6 more
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Spool, 2020 The supervision of water systems in many countries is centralised and taken over from local water management collectives of ‘water workers’ by governmental or other water management institutions.
Inge Bobbink, Suzanne Loen
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PLOS Global Public Health, 2022 Despite successes on the Sustainable Development Goals for access to improved water sources and sanitation, many low and middle-income countries (LMICs) continue to struggle with high rates of diarrheal disease.
Rachel Hall-Clifford +9 more
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Spool, 2020 Professional water managers, due to a rise in population, have taken over authority of the living water systems (circular water system) in which there is a self-evident exchange between the natural system and the (human) water chain.
Inge Bobbink +2 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 IntroductionAlthough socioeconomic vulnerability and lifestyle factors may contribute to the transmission of Toxocara spp., no study has investigated indigenous populations in Brazil using the One Health approach.MethodsAccordingly, this study assessed ...
Vamilton Alvares Santarém +12 more
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Pastoralism, 2021 This study explores the perceived influence of climate change on the health of Hamer pastoralists and their livestock in south-western Ethiopia. A combination of focus group discussions and key informant interviews were conducted with Hamer communities ...
Samuel Lumborg +3 more
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BMC Microbiology, 2020 Background Access to safe water for drinking and domestic activities remains a challenge in emerging economies like South Africa, forcing resource-limited communities to use microbiologically polluted river water for personal and household purposes ...
Joshua Mbanga +3 more
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The impact of mining on the environment in Morocco [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 The mining sector is one of the pillars of economic growth, although it still has a negative impact on the environment. Mines have a significant impact on the environment in Morocco, both ecologically and socially.
Raji Nihal, Nadir Bouchra
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Impacts of Climate Change and Heat Stress on Farmworkers' Health: A Scoping Review
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 Due to the continuous rise of global temperatures and heatwaves worldwide as a result of climate change, concerns for the health and safety of working populations have increased.
Moussa El Khayat +5 more
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Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences, 2015 The mean gross alpha and beta activities in surface soil and drinkable water in the surrounding communities of a steel processing company, following a continuous exposure of workers and dwellers is determined using a low background Gas-less counting ...
F.O. Ogundare, O.I. Adekoya
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