Hypoxaemia and risk of asphyxia during underground work in artisanal cobalt mines - Obadia PM, Kitenge JP, Kuhangana TC, Verpaele S, Nyongonyi AN, Kitenge TK, Katoto PDM, Lubaba Nkulu CB, Nemery B.

BACKGROUND: More than half the cobalt needed for vehicle electrification originates from the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with a substantial part being extracted by artisanal miners. AIMS: To investigate oxygen saturation du...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news